Originally Posted by M2002
Airbus Direct law is highly undesirable... Because it is dangerous.
- In direct law, the pilot uses the THS conventionally to fly in trim.
- Use small control inputs at high speed, since in direct law the controls are powerful.
- MANEUVER WITH CARE
- The sidestick is directly coupled to the controls via the computers, but without any of the stabilization feedbacks. In effect, this law turns the aircraft into a conventional aircraft
- The flight crew must fly the aircraft carefully at all times. Control is precise, but there are no protections.
Those are comments from the FCOM, hardly synonyms of 'DANGER', but applicable to any aircraft.
When is the last time you flew direct law, in the sim at least ?