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Old 2nd Sep 2017, 04:05
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ElZilcho
 
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Honestly, both have their pro's and cons.

I do prefer the TOGA "detent" on Airbus, but for day to day flying I'm more in favor of the all moving levers.

Coming off multiple Boeings onto the A320 it did my head in for a few days, but was surprised how quickly I got used to it. After all, regardless of type, we should always keep the N1/EPR in our scans anyway, regardless of TR position.

That being said, the A320 does some silly things at time. If it levels off just prior to a decel point it'll firewall the thrust to level out then just as quickly command idle for the decel. Easily avoided with some FCU manipulation, but still, I find VNAV on the Boeing does a much better job.
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