Not on the Airbus A300-600R. You will only find that on aircraft that use an electronic flight control system such as the A320, A330, A340, and 777.
Boeing and Airbus have different philosophies when it comes to pilot vs. electronic flight control in extreme situations. For example, an Airbus's computer won't allow a pilot to stall the aircraft. If the aircraft is near a stall situation, you can pull back on that stick till the cows come home but the computer won't let the aircraft stall. I guess they figure theres no possible reason to allow some inputs at some times. Boeing, however, allows pilots to override the computer if they put enough muscle into the controls.
Airbus trusts the flight control laws over the pilots skill. Boeing takes the opposite approach, giving the pilot ultimate authority over the aircraftat least thats how it was several years ago when it was a hotly debated issue.
Quite true. Boeing gives the pilot a lot more leeway when it comes to flying the aircraft while the Airbus system is very rigid. The Boeing system does have some limits on what the pilot can and cannot do but not nearly as much as Airbus does. There are pros and cons to both designs but I'll go with the Boeing system any day.