Originally Posted by hn39
The pilot uses elevator to control pitch, and power lever for thrust.
Let's hope so!
Originally Posted by hn39
The latter control loop is less responsive than the former, particularly for jet engines at low power
I imagine that is dependent upon the aircraft. Is a heavy transport aircraft more "responsive" in pitch than its engines are to commanded thrust?
Besides, if thrust has higher latency, it's going to have that whether you are using it to control airspeed, or using it to control rate of descent.
PBL