Originally Posted by
JD-EE
I've been wondering if there is some place on that panel to put a cartoon of the plane that shows the control surface positions as reported by the feedback position sensors. It could be ignored until a pilot wonders if something is wrong or stuck.
Concorde of course had that, even though it wasn't a 'cartoon', but a separate electro-mechanical instrument (the "Icovol"). It showed the position of all eight control surfaces, and the control mode for each (blue or green electric signalling - aka FBW - or mechanical).
And yes, Concorde also had an AoA indicator.....