Hi bear,
Originally Posted by bearfoil
"...Many posts discuss the continuous back stick..."
Please show where in the BEA report this is stated.......
0210:05...The airplane began to roll to the right and the PF made a left nose-up input.
0210:51...The thrust levers were positioned in the TO/GA detent and the PF maintained nose-up inputs...The PF continued to make nose-up inputs. The airplane’s altitude reached its maximum of about 38,000 ft...
0211:40...The PF made an input on the sidestick to the left and nose-up stops, which lasted about 30 seconds.
[French: 0211:40...Le PF exerce une action sur le manche en butée à gauche et à cabrer, qui dure environ 30 secondes.]
"en butée à gauche et à cabrer"= full deflection, stick left and nose-up (during 30 seconds).
Originally Posted by Bearfoil
Stick" is a misnomer, 'mainly'. The Sidestick has its own character, and inputs communicate with the computer, not the a/c. It is a discussion, not an assumption.
Real stick imputs chanels are recorded by the DFDR independently of the "computer" imputs. It is how one can see that both pilots are possibly giving "conflicting" imputs, whatever the result is on the "computer" and control surface orders.