Originally Posted by
rudderrudderrat
So the pilot only has a subset of available data with UAS
He has pitch and power, which should be all that is necessary.
he does not have the benefit Longitudinal speed stability in ALT2 Law
I'm still not sure about the argument there - the flipside is that in the case of a small-intermediate upset he has complete control of elevators and trim in one hand and can manage throttle in the other.
he has to keep it shiny side up himself with Roll Direct (which he appears to have found "very twitchy"), and the auto trim is silently trimming the load from the up elevator well beyond alpha max.
Twitchy my foot. Control at altitude is about very small, corrective movements until you get a feel for how the aircraft is responding (even this "know-all", "office-chair" non-pilot knows that much - and no, that is not directed at you...
) - he was mashing the stick halfway to the stops from the get-go, so much so that the PNF repeatedly chastised him for it.