How does that work differently in the 777. It's a stick but still fly-by-wire. PIO are possible too there !? When I fly, I don't look at the stick , I manipulate it so I get what I'm looking for on my instrument panel. For that reason I don't care much if it moves or not.
And what kind of feedback do you get with conventional controls ?? I can watch them move when the other guy flies, that's it.
Yes, you are correct. If you fly an Airbus, you should understand how it works , what the philosophy is, that much I should expect from every pilot transitioning to this kind of equipment. The auto-throttles not moving?? I have my scan worked out in such a fashion that I watch the engine gauges and the 'trend' indicators there and this predicitve way of engine monitoring seems nicer and more accurate to me than the conventional ,reactive monitoring by watching the throttle levers move. If you move the controls to the stops, then you haven't fully learned to use the fly-by-wire, I really have to say this. Then you fight it, fly it without understanding the underlying principles.Yes, it takes time and effort to get used to it. If you don't like it, don't fly it, just don't get on it and then complain. It's a different philosophy. if you don't like it, fly with a yoke, but don't try to find all those arguments why it would be so bad to have the stick. I wonder what the F-16 guys out there have to say about this subject, maybe the space shuttle should have a yoke too, don't you think so boys ??!