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Old 3rd Jan 2013, 17:04
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DozyWannabe
 
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None of what we're discussing here is going to change anything in terms of how any manufacturer implements their PFCs - but that aside what we're talking about is the relative usefulness of being able to feel precisely what one's opposite number is doing.

In modern airliner operations where there is no direct connection between PFC and flight surface and with technology that is reliable enough to make this possible, and given that only one person is ever supposed to be PF at any given time - what is the benefit?

A "rumble" tactile feedback system to warn of dual input seems a fair compromise to me.

Originally Posted by Lyman
"Climb, then!" ..... "(), But I have hald aft stick for some time now!"
There was plenty of indication of what the PF was up to on the ADI early in the sequence (and plenty of evidence on the CVR to suggest that the PNF wasn't happy about it) - why the PNF hesitated in taking control is a matter for the HF experts.

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