Originally Posted by
cappt
Not an Embraer pilot, disconnecting the FCM and flying in direct mode as they did, would that have taken the spoilerons out of the loop leaving with them with just the reversed ailerons? Wow, what a fantastic flying job by this crew! I'm sure we will be studying this for years to come as an example of exceptional decision making and CRM.
In direct mode the spoilers will still operate for roll but at a fixed gain rather than speed sensitive.