Originally Posted by
Uplinker
...The FBW will automatically hold the last attitude commanded - within certain limits - when the side-stick is at neutral, and pilots need to be aware of this, as it needs a different technique to conventional aircraft to fly it properly. But it is not difficult to master.
That's interesting to learn - so, for example, if I pitch the nose up to 15 degrees at take-off rotation, I can let the side stick go back to its neutral position and the nose will stay 15 degrees up until I put in another side stick command? Irrespective of whether autopilot is engaged or not?