Airbus trepidation... convince me otherwise!

[Turtle21]

Paycheck & schedule trump comfort at the office for me.

Of course. But since we happen to have pretty much the same on the 73 or the 320, the choice is a nobrainer.

 

[Chronic Jetlag]

Bid the plane that'll give you the best QOL in pay & time off. I myself will always be a "McDonnell Douglas" guy but the best advice I got for the Bus was to embrace and don't fight the Airbus logic. Like the Borg..."resistance is futile..." BTW, if you're about 6'2" & under you'll be able to stand up straight in the cockpit to stretch your legs! Good luck

 

[GOULET!]

Not to rub salt in the wound but I'd be more worried about the bankrupcy payrates on the AA 319 than the airplane itself.

 

[J32driver]

Here is an important safety tip. Normal Law doesn't apply to the rudder. It is possible... while in normal law... to spin the airbus. It isn't easy to get it to enter, but it can be done if you time it right and get the rudder input to overpower the ailerons and elevator. At the end of my sim training, we were doing perfect 1 turn spins and recovering on target headings. All sorts of fun!

 

[aewanabe]

Just turn OFF the Yellow Electric Pump, bark goes away.

Uh, you meant turn OFF the PTU, or turn ON the Y pump, right PTU barks...

 

[eaglesview]

Not to rub salt in the wound but I'd be more worried about the bankrupcy payrates on the AA 319 than the airplane itself.

Then why say it?

 

[waveflyer]

+1 on what Dan said- great story and great link!

I'm not in the least qualified to tell airline pilots about their airplanes, but this remark hit home with me.

I learned latter that the Zen Masters figured this thought pattern out a long time ago, it's called 'The Beginner's Mind'.

 

[Guppiedriver]

..all the horror stories about "whats it doing now" are self inflicted,

Not always!

If your company allows it.

Thanks to east fight ops.

 

[Patriot328]

Hey aa73,

Watch this video and see what you think of the bus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDba1UsgHc

Maybe one day you can look as cool as these guys...


(that is a pretty cool vid, though.. nice camera!)

 

[Dornier 335]

Cool! I wonder how they attached the camera onto the various places in the cockpit...

 

[waveflyer]

Cool! I wonder how they attached the camera onto the various places in the cockpit...

http://gopro.com/products/?gclid=CK3jrd-S0K0CFQS8KgodcDwmCw

 

[Guppiedriver]

Cool! I wonder how they attached the camera onto the various places in the cockpit...

It's probably a Go Pro Motorsports camera. It comes with a suction cup mount.

 

[Dornier 335]

Thanks wave and Guppie, it's listed under accessories! Nice ...

 

[waveflyer]

Thanks for your avatar!

 

[Dornier 335]

Same song, different "airplane" (not as high tech, but requires some b@lls)

http://youtu.be/TWfph3iNC-k

 

[waveflyer]

That's such a good vid- 1:15-1:45 are certifiable

 

[Patriot328]

Same song, different "airplane" (not as high tech, but requires some b@lls)

http://youtu.be/TWfph3iNC-k

Didn't those big b@lls clip a mountainside last week?



Amazing he survived. Sounds like it's God's way of saying "keep up the good work!!" Crazy dude, but incredible!

 

[SLUF4]

neat video..i'm tired of that song already, though. seen it in about 4 different videos lately that are going around the interwebs

 

[get2flyin]

Didn't those big b@lls clip a mountainside last week?

Amazing he survived. Sounds like it's God's way of saying "keep up the good work!!" Crazy dude, but incredible!

Saw an interview with the guy last week on Youtube. He was going to fly under a bridge behind another thrill seeker. Needless to say...the other guy was a little bit too high on the fly under and thrill seeker number two flew through a bloody mist mixed with body parts. I was gonna post the link but it's pretty gruesome. If you into that sort of thing, it's there...

EDIT: Evidently, the thrill seeker #1 was going to fly OVER the bridge and #2 was going to fly under...and #1 flew a little too LOW.

 

[turbodog]

flown both Airbus for comfort any day. What is that stupid yoke thing for anymore come on! Boeing just needs to except that they have said some dumb things in the past about a stick. I could care less if I ever flew an airplane with a yoke ever again. In this job comfort is were it is at. Now let me get back to sleep I still have 3 hour before we land! The 787 and 777 are sweet! but they would be even better with out the yoke!

 

[Old School 737]

Buy / Fly American and help save the Nation! Outsourcing has destroyed the U.S.

 

[Dornier 335]

Why then encourage a free competitive market? Even my favorite guns are not made in the US anymore ...

 

[Old School 737]

Why then encourage a free competitive market? Even my favorite guns are not made in the US anymore ...

I like German cars but I buy American .. Ford yes I know some are made in Canada etc but.. Corporate went for cheap labor and it shows.. Most stuff does not last anymore and it's made in China.. They have a emerging middle class and ours... Well...

 

[SMcC]

I buy American too, but pilots don't buy airplanes. Outsourcing is not an issue here either, as both Airbus and Boeing produce using suppliers from around the world. And both produce excellent machines.

 

[turbodog]

I saw a break down not long ago showing an airbus and a boeing. And when you looked at were the parts were made there was only like a 2 % difference between the two. There was a whole lot of parts on an airbus that are made in the USA. GE engines goodyear tires. The only difference was the final assembly. Last time I checked they sure made a lot of the 787 in other parts of the world. I get your point. But as Steve Jobs told Obama "those jobs are gone and they are not coming back"

 

[Sammy]

I saw a break down not long ago showing an airbus and a boeing. And when you looked at were the parts were made there was only like a 2 % difference between the two. There was a whole lot of parts on an airbus that are made in the USA. GE engines goodyear tires. The only difference was the final assembly. Last time I checked they sure made a lot of the 787 in other parts of the world. I get your point. But as Steve Jobs told Obama "those jobs are gone and they are not coming back"

More importantly is the difference in philosophy of the fly by wire.

 

[Patriot328]

More importantly is the difference in philosophy of the fly by wire.

Non-issue. Like Miyagi says, "Different, but same."

The only thing I wish the bus had was interlinked back-driven control sticks. Other than that, it's great; and nice to have the yoke GONE.

 

[jws717]

When you transition to it could you speed up the taxi. Thanks.

HAHA awesome!

 

[jws717]

Buy / Fly American and help save the Nation! Outsourcing has destroyed the U.S.

Its unfortunate but a Boeing is not an american plane anymore. Parts from Brazil, South Korea, China and Japan. The Airbus might have the same amount of american parts in it. About half the engine core and maybe some collins parts.

 

[Old School 737]

Its unfortunate but a Boeing is not an american plane anymore. Parts from Brazil, South Korea, China and Japan. The Airbus might have the same amount of american parts in it. About half the engine core and maybe some collins parts.

Prob true but at least the company is an American one based here supporting familys here not in France ..it's something ..