Gums and TD thanks. The penalties of, and that they did indeed try to put alloy sticky-outs on to get what they wanted first is a relief. As to Airbus, yuk. I've tried my whole career to avoid flying one. I like feel and feedback, thank you very muchly.
I always thought the answer for FBW sidesticks was to mount the whole stick and force sensing assembly on a moving base that mimicked the actual movement of the control surfaces. That way you'd get both moving, and more softer felt motion at slower speeds, plus the benefit of feeling any interference from the computer limits. It's a Win-Win-Win option. Not sure if they do that at Gulfsteam or on the C17? It was certainly a trick Airbus missed.
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