Guys,
The F-35 relies on computers to fly the aircraft, just like other modern unstable combat aircraft such as Typhoon, and F-22. (And Airbus aircraft). No manual reversion.
B has an autoland capability, but can be easily landed by a pilot using his (or her) controls.
C will have an autoland capability to the carrier deck, but as explained elsewhere, this will be used in much the same way as the USN use autoland now - the majority of recoveries to the deck wil be made using varying mixtures of landing aids and manual control.
All three variants have a very similar control architecture, cockpits look pretty much the same, and can be flown like a legacy aircraft. They'll all have autopilots, which I suspect will get used for much of the operational sorties once the aircraft is up and away.
I have to say this. There are a few contributors here who seem to have a default position of 'F-35 is stupid, people who designed it are stupid, it's all wrong or stupid.'
Wake up call. The F-35 team aren't stupid, nor is the aircraft. Can they make mistakes? You bet. They're human. But they are doing something exceptionally challenging here.
Best Regards as ever
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