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Old 8th May 2011, 14:16
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Originally Posted by stilton
The Pilot should be in full control of the Aircraft,
He or she is in the A320+ series too...

without restriction at all times.
Honest question here - what do you think the protections are and when do you think they kick in?

I think that many of the Airbus protections are excellent. But you should be able to turn it all off.
If something's gone wrong with the system (IMO the only time one should turn them off), they turn themselves off.

Another question one might ask is that if you've got yourself into a position where the protections are working and you need to override them to recover, is it possible there wouldn't be enough time to turn them off and perform the necessary actions?

And how is non back driven autothrottles and non connected control sticks an advance ?
Not an advance or step backwards, just a different philosophy. We've been through this so many times now that it's painful, but backdriving the sidesticks could theoretically prevent the pilot(s) from recovering the aircraft if the controls are wired up in reverse (which has happened). It would be difficult, if not impossible to get enough leverage to override the force feedback system due to the way the sticks are positioned. Thus far no mechanic has inadvertently wired a 777 yoke up backwards, but that doesn't mean it will never happen...

Regarding moving throttles, much has been made of their tactile feedback, the lack of which is controversial in the Airbus system. But moving throttles didn't help those poor Turkish guys in Holland.
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