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Oh, so if my professional opinion does not agree with yours, it is
childish. That's a very high horse you are riding Greg.

The fact of the matter is that my opinion of the A320 autothrottle
design is shared by many engineers and human factors experts at Boeing.
It is a poor design. It is a dangerous design. It adds a barrier to
the pilot. Moving the throttle handles should always result in a
direct control of the engines. Pushing the autothrottle disconnect
button should not be necessary to accomplish this. The backdriven
handles on the Boeing airplanes is far safer than the A320
implementation.

So, what are your qualifications Greg?

Dean


I agree with you. I think Boeing has the right idea on the pilot
controlling the airplane. There are too many cases of Airbus accidents
because the airplane decided it knew what was right and the pilot had to
fight the plane for control. In my opinion the pilot is ALWAYS right.

Danny Deger