Originally Posted by
FA10
I guess before Airbus there were not many stick-piloted aircraft with 2 crew (from PZL´s Blanik till Rockwell´s famous glider) that did not give the second crew member a feedback on his stick from the inputs of the other pilot!
Lordy, lordy... If the PNF was unhappy with the developing situation - indeed if any PNF is unhappy, on a FBW Airbus all they have to do is state "I have control" and push the button on their own sidestick, which will immediately transfer full control to the other side of the flight deck.
In an aircraft that has manual reversion, there are many circumstances when being able to monitor the other pilot's inputs (and the aircraft's responses) is helpful. In a fully-hydraulic aircraft those circumstances are fewer. While the Airbus philosophy restricts more information to the visual channel, the presence of 3 ADIs should be more than enough to determine that things are not going well in terms of the aircraft's attitude.