As for the "telltale" there is one on the ground to show control input but not airborne, it used to be available during lift off and initial climb, but then some "pilots" were incorrectly being "trained" to use it for rotation rather than attitude!!! An interesting Emirates departure from Jo'burg comes to mind. Airbus then removed the indication at nosewheel liftoff.
iceman50,
You're not as mixed up as I initially thought - My apologies.
Airbus made, without fanfare, some modification :
The sidestick position indication now dissapears when the Nose Landing Gear is fully extended.
Be aware that the modification is not for all serial numbers. Some still work the old way :
The indication dissapears when the aircraft passes from ground to flight (No weight on wheels).
To my knowledge, it has never been displayed for the initial climb.
FOUR REDS,
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