Anectodotal input for you here, gums. 25-30 years ago.
Picked up an A-7 pilot from one ship, taking him to the Carrier. He'd been doing some staff function with the Anti Air boss on the Cruiser. We had a chance to talk about that magic new jet, the F-18. He'd had a chance to fly it, I think at Pax River. He told us that flying straight and level, he could look out at his wings and (I think this was at slower speeds) watch the very small corrections being made without any movement of the stick. Also said the plane flew as smooth as silk.