Salute Snyg!
We really need to reopen the Tech Log for "technical" discussion, ya think?
Let the Mod's delete the political crapola and such, but if we wish to prevent future crashes we need to look at the technical issues and scientific issues and human factor issues, huh?
I fully understand the stick getting "light" as AoA approaches the edge of the envelope. I flew one such beast for a year or two, but it had a few "protections" ( as the Airbus folks say) If you insisted on pulling back harder despite buffet, burble and wing rock. Sheesh. That same beast also had a pitch doofer like the 737 that increased the required back stick forces by using a pneumatic bellows. It was strictly "q" and not AoA or mach. All my other hydraulic flight control jets had no feed back of any sort- springs for roll and that was about all.
Gums sends...