Originally Posted by
Chugalug2
I would also back that up by a visual reminder that the sidestick shelf is a no-no area to place absolutely anything on. The international conventionally recognised way of indicating that is by black and yellow hachured markings. Whether Airbus would be prepared to issue such a recommendation to all A330 and A320 family operators and thus draw attention to this Achilles heel in its design is a matter of conjecture, but the UK regulators (ie CAA and MAA) should certainly consider it, don't you agree?
Ah, just been pipped at the post by Beagle, with whom I find I am in violent agreement.
I’d also agree with that one. I wouldn’t go as far as to call it a design Achilles heel (there are a few other things I’d take issue with first) - for most pilots it’s blindingly obvious that you’d never place objects there, any more than you’d hang a bag from the control stick, but some sort of visual reminder still has a lot of merit.