Originally Posted by gums
This requires knowing what the jet is doing versus what it's supposed to be doing, no matter what the "other guy" is doing.
The jet is supposed to be doing what is commanded by the PF but when the PNF is not aware of the PF inputs ... something is missing, something nice is lost.
Originally Posted by dozy
I can see the brief mention of conventional controls, but I can't see the AAIB mentioning anywhere that conventional controls are better
Because the mention is not such. The mention is linked flight control commands allow things that unlinked FCC don't. That's something you don't have the experience to appreciate and you don't accept it to be mentioned.