Originally Posted by
jimtx
And I as a hand flying pilot might not worry about a change in gradient. I use the column to put the attitude where I want it. But I can envision conditions where I might overcontrol in a dynamic state. I would want to see a clean windshear escape for one.
You are a cool dude not worrying about stick gradients, but when I handfly it is usually at minimum maneuvering speeds, that is high(er) AOA and I also make turns and look out the window as well so I do worry about stick gradients.
I also don’t follow your reasoning for windshear, that is instrument flying, overcontrolling is a known threat in any aircraft. It requires tunneling on pitch/ flightdirector guidance and stickforces are different from day to day operation already..