Hi BOAC,
If AB pilots had conventional control columns, I'm sure they would cope. I think the problem lies with the side sticks. They are good at telling the the computer what attitude you'd like, but they are hopelessly lacking in tactile feed back.
The only feel is the centring spring in the box, they lack the conventional back driven clues. The control forces required is measured in ounces rather than pounds. It would be like driving your car with the steering wheel replaced by a joy stick. Ok in a straight, but would feel horrible at speed through tight bends.
takata is correct, I think they would be far too sensitive for manual direct law flight at altitude.
Edit - unless the "sensitivity" could be manually selected by the pilots.
Last edited by rudderrudderrat; 18th Jul 2011 at 12:17.
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