Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
The only question I'd have on that is: how often do you get to practice that?
Time to time as the malfunctions activate the direct law, manual trimming is necessary.
Also, some exercices as manual back up and lost of elevators put manual trimming as the main source for pitch control.
Trimming remains natural for a pilot, and also a source of satisfaction in the way to handle manual flying. It is almost disturbing the first time you experience the Bus in manual flight, and that possibility to trim is taken away from you.
But to answer your question, I think that for every recurrent we should be given a 15 minutes period in direct law with no FD and practice some basic exercices. I hope this will come.