Dan, I have 2 questions about how the FBW systems approximate techniques used in legacy systems. First, does the FADEC have the ability to 'turn itself back on'? i.e. is there a speed, relevant to Vs or GStall when the FADEC might engage itself, even if the a/c is in the direct/basic/normal law? i.e. can you fly at 1.2g stall or 1.15Vs perhaps, for low speed AAR? Second, I'm guessing that, like the C-17 and the F-16, there are simple enough software changes that can be made for an 'AAR mode' for the controls when receiving, but, again in relation to the thrust levers, how easy would it be to make an approach from pre-contact at 1 foot per second, and is there any chance that the FADEC could enter the TOGA range while accelerating?
Just out of idle curiosity of course....
