Reflecting on my miniscule PF time (c.f. PNF & SLF)
I do not think I would like being handed an aircraft in much turbulence of any kind, some way out of S&L wings level trim, with a FCS stick offering me (what I know as) neutral stability...
at night, when perhaps I'm not even too happy or in tune with > what has just occurred (perhaps a flight disturbance, small or large).
I do stand to be corrected that I have misread 12,543,298 posts
and that the a/c does not feel to me through the stick as one with neutral stability... but that is (within reasonable pitch rates and 'g' load) what the concensus seems to be.
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In other words, I suppose I'm asking.. was this a good choice for cruise flight? Indeed, was it considered just a fallback for 'occasional usage' and thus not too important.. the normal reason for moving away for a goodly degree of static stability is 1) maneouvrability (wrong type of a/c) 2) ease of control over longer periods (not usually applicable with auto-trim)
So...