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Old 5th Dec 2020, 22:03
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*sigh*. There's 2 parallel lines of discussion going on -

1) The terminology of "force feedback" - of which the usage is incorrect, since there's no information from the result feeding "back" to the input.

2) The actual intent of KP's post, despite the wrong word being used (so let's just forget it was used, and pretend it was "constant force"), the implications of the constant force ergonomics on cues to the pilot. Personally I think it's a double edged sword. It prevents overwhelming forces that can add stress and confusion to the pilot (this was KP's post) but at the same time (I think, based on pure speculation, not having flown such a system) it hides meaningful information, which can add its own source of confusion.
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