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Old 21st May 2013, 10:11
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rudderrudderrat
 
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Hi U,
why do you want to fly an airliner as if it were a Seneca?
Because you then know how much control surface deflection is being applied.

This Lufthansa crew had no idea how much aileron was being applied by the FBW computers.
Report: Lufthansa A320 at Hamburg on Mar 1st 2008, wing touches runway in cross wind landing
"The flight control laws of the Airbus Fly By Wire (FBW) change from flight mode via flare mode to ground mode in the pitch axis and change directly from flight mode to ground mode in the roll control. In ground mode the side stick deflection lead to a direct proportional deflection of ailerons and roll spoilers without computer interaction.

However, above 80 knots the effectiveness of roll control, ailerons and roll spoilers, is reduced by the half (e.g. aileron deflection limited to 50% of maximum deflection)."

Perhaps you are content not knowing how much your control surfaces are deflected, but others prefer to know.

The "old school" pilots have embraced all the above examples of modern technology, but for some reason will not go the 'extra mile' and do the same with aircraft technology.
Have you ever wondered why B777 & B787 FBW give control surface position feed back via the yoke?

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