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FOG,
Interesting on that composite block...so who knew? Was it at certification? Either Eurpoean or US?
The aspect that really catches me is the knowledge of weakness being deemed acceptable yet the training not being aligned with that knowledge.
That the A300 FBW is not as good as the 777 is unsurprising as its several generations older..in fact it could be regarded as only the second ever FWB installation in a civil airliner and the first in a mass market one (#1 being in Concorde, hardly a mass market bird) whilst the 777 is significantly younger and one would hope better.
Agreed that training philosophies may well be very different but would be surprised if the manufacturers' advice on the role of a rudder on a conceptually, phyiscally and control-wise similar bird would vay greatly.. afterall the phyiscal demands on a 777/ A330 are broadly similar due to size rather than than the requirements of their FBW systems...
From second hand stories and experience I think the Airbus FBW system is far more 'intrusive' than the Boeing one....and allows the pilot far less freedom of action....different appraoches I guess which may reflect the different experiences of the 'majotiy' of the native pilots....
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