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Old 16th June 2009 | 11:00
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Interflug
 
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From: Irvine, CA
Re several posts concerning the pilot making inadvertent inputs on the sidestick in turbulence:

My instructor in Toulouse urged us to treat the sidestick as you would a dog s***, ie, only touch it if you have to, as theoretically the fbw will hold its current trajectory. But easier said than done, most especially in AF's predicament....
Not everybody was in Toulouse for instruction I guess.
Or this particular pilot LOVES dog s***,
Or in theory the instructor is right, but...

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