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Old 30th May 2011, 15:48
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Graybeard
 
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Too Many Laws

Seems like too much pilot training is spent on understanding five control laws: Normal, Alt 1, Alt 2, Direct, Abnormal. Are there more?

Makes me wonder if more than two are needed or desirable: Normal and Direct. I don't understand why the AP/AT had to drop out of Normal for flaky airspeed. At least not in cruise. It could hold pitch and power for awhile without dropping out, giving the pilots time to analyze the situation without having to hand fly, too.
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