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29th May 2015, 07:52

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A320 Dual input and side-stick priority

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Posted By vapilot2004

So our friend M. Ziegler seems to be a bit of a...

So our friend M. Ziegler seems to be a bit of a Gallic Mr. Sutter - also head of engineering on another well known aircraft, although from what I have heard and read, Sutter was very hands on (nuts,...

Forum: Tech Log

27th May 2015, 07:31

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A320 Dual input and side-stick priority

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Posted By vapilot2004

Really? The Ziegler family must have been...

Really? The Ziegler family must have been incredibly powerful promoters of themselves. Ziegler senior is mentioned a few times in Concorde historical accounts. On the other hand, much of the media...

Forum: Tech Log

27th May 2015, 04:03

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A320 Dual input and side-stick priority

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Posted By vapilot2004

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My friend from whom I was given the story of Ziegler's F-84 tram crash may have harbored bad intentions - he is certainly a strong "All American" type and NIH is another of the guy's beliefs!

What...

Forum: Tech Log

27th May 2015, 00:45

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A320 Dual input and side-stick priority

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Posted By vapilot2004

I understand M. Ziegler was a key figure in the...

I understand M. Ziegler was a key figure in the development of the Airbus FBW system. In an ironic twist, I also understand in 2006 the French courts placed Ziegler under a manslaughter charge...

Forum: Tech Log

5th May 2015, 02:26

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A320 Dual input and side-stick priority

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Posted By vapilot2004

I read what was written, and I still say it was...

I read what was written, and I still say it was disingenuous. As it relates to backdriven controls, the PFC off switch is there because Boeing required it - not the FAA nor EASA.

The FAR...

Forum: Tech Log

1st May 2015, 06:01

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A320 Dual input and side-stick priority

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Posted By vapilot2004

To your first sentence, it was also just how...

To your first sentence, it was also just how things were done due to mechanical necessity in a two pilot cockpit. As to the last sentence (my bold), ...yet the interlinking remained, surely for some...

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