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Old 5th Feb 2013, 14:25
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Question Full sidetick 320 in gusts

hello airbus pilots,

i have a quick question. i flew recently an ils approach in gusty conditions, so in 2000ft agl nearly 50kts with a very high gust rate. So i disconnected the ap and athr and flew at 2000agl manual, fd on. coming from th3 737 ng i realised 2 things:

one or two times i had a full stick deflection which i felt was necessary in the bank. is that a normal experience in gusty winds? In my 737 i never had a full deflection.

second thing was the fd. seemed sometimes to jump aside, so very quick and not smooth

landing was fine, i love the bus in crosswind conditions near the ground.


how do handle that, let the ap do the job till minima? i dont wanna take the fun out but seems the best to be right?

cheers!
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