[Sender]

I don't trust fly-by-wire systems. I'm sure they are very sophisticated but if the computer system goes down, there needs to be direct hydraulic control of the plane.

The original fly-by-wire system had actual...wires going to the control surfaces. Can't hack it.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I believe that there has been only one mishap caused by faulty FBW computers and that was with a prototype A320 (or maybe it as an A340) that crashed at an air show in Europe somewhere.

[RFEngineer]

“I’m sure they are very sophisticated but if the computer system goes down, there needs to be direct hydraulic control of the plane.”

No way. Hydraulics can fail too. I don’t trust it. There needs to be direct cable and pulley control of all aerodynamic surfaces.

Oh, and those jet turbine things.....Those are bad news. I don’t trust them. Hand-made wooden props attached to piston engines - that are hand started is the only sure way to go. How else can you trust what you are flying in?

[CRBDeuce]

hydraulic control hmmm. Turkey Point nuclear plant turbine island was originally built with an old Mechanical Hydraulic control system. Since it was either going to be ON or OFF, no sophisticated controls were thought needed. Apparently, years later someone thought better and installed a nice shiny new Digital electro-hydraulic control system (fly-by-wire)....nope, hydraulic onlys ain't all they're cracked up to be. Ever get sprayed by hydraullic fluid? Yep fittings can split, hoses break, seals wear, pumps stop, etc. And it's bad enough on land or water, I just hate it when it happens in a plane I'm in at 30,000 feet. Now I even drive a 'fly-by-wire' VW Jetta!