tscottme wrote:

And there are many people that fault Airbus for not making this "design
feature" known more widely.

Actually, they did. There was that letter which Airbus, Boeing and the
FAA (yes, all three, together, in one letter!) wrote to the operator
pointing out exactly this and asking for a change in pilot training. But
of course, "many people" in the USA welcome any rumour which could be
used against Airbus.

Stefan