Death Cruiser Flight Crew
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Vaucluse, France.
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The answer is that it should have been light, perfectly controllable with one hand only on the control wheel. It sounds as if the hydraulic powered controls had been failed, to simulate a situation called 'manual reversion' where the 737 is then flown through a direct linkage to servo-tabs on the control surfaces. The control forces do then get considerably heavier, but still manageable.
By the way it's a golden rule to keep your hands and feet well away from the controls in the sim while it's being powered up. I've seen a couple of occasions when the thing has 'glitched' causing the control wheel to slam fully forward and left with sufficient force to break the wrists of anyone holding it.