Originally Posted by
TheiC
Considering 'they held it', if an action is not deliberate, or even conscious, is it an action? I would argue, no, it isn't
holding the side-stick all the way aft, is an action....unless you wanna argue that trained semi auto responses from a pilot is not actions (which quite frankly would be a stupid thing to say), since we rely on pilot’s actions and inputs to have a safe and uneventful flight.
Whether an action was deliberate or not, conscious or not, is another question...but an action is an action. Side-sticks do not put themselves in the aft-most position by themselves, but they require AN ACTION to be put in such position.