"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com wrote in message
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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/excl..._200850-1.html

Yowser!

Well, speaking just for myself: That video really underscores the reasons
for my irritation about web based videos--both the You Tube variety and the
Webinar Meetings. The resolution is poor and the frame rate is much too
slow; and (in this particular case) the camera was zoomed in a little too
close to provide the best reference.

Obviously, in the event of an accident or substantial damage, those low
quality videos are usually much better than nothing. However, IMHO, they
really shed little light on the sorts of "technique" issues that were
addressed in the dialog.

Personally, I am a long time "Boeing Bigot" and that makes "Airbus Bashing"
just a little difficult for me to avoid--especially after reading that
several recent designs from Airbus do not allow the pilot to cross control
the aircraft. Clearly, some version of a classic "kick out" would be the
natural way to make that sort of landing if the "rules" of the control
system permitted it; but, even so, that landing did not look nearly as
unsettling as most of the internet videos of routine landings at windy
airports around the world.

Peter