Originally Posted by Airmann
Is this why airbus calls it "essentially" a direct stick-to-elevator, because it isn't but they seem to feel that it is close enough to consider it such?
I would think there is a direct stick-to-elevator, but in the meantime we should not forget how the System is also commanding the elevators in order to obtain the -2 deg nose down attitude over the 8 sec period.
So both the pilot and the System have an action on the elevators.