And bear in mind that this technology is around 10 years old - thing is ruddy marvelous! You can only start to imagine what the 787 is going to be like (just hope that I can be dual rated and fly them both!). Vive la boeing - as heard in the Airbus factory! ;)

rhovsquared,
Another feature on the B777 which most pilots love is the Electronic Checklist (ECL). In the event of a failure, gone are the days of searching through the QRH for the correct checklist. The aircraft simply displays the checklist you should be doing.
One of my favourite features is the Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) which allows us to communicate with ATC without using HF. Voice/manual position reports are no longer required as they're done automatically.

Thanks for the enlightment mr rypley :ok:

Falsecapture thanx for the further tid bits I view Boeing Airframes and the DC-8'sand 10's and L-1011's) the way some men view Porches:}

FE Hoppy... I have trouble digesting the statement that an L1011 can do an completely automatic takeoff (not certified or not), you mean actually rotate at Vr:hmm:

rhov