Originally Posted by
Hardbutt
Dozywannabe, whose the ignorant one.
On the basis of this statement:
The side stick inputs go to the flight control computers (same as autopilot)
That would still be you. The flight control computers are part of the FBW system, which as many have explained over and over on here is a completely separate system from the autopilot.
In the most simple terms, all the FBW system does is replace the old cable and/or electromechanical/hydraulic connections with electronic ones. FBW simply translates control input from the pilot (or the automation) to the flight surfaces and engines, it is not an automated system in and of itself. Furthermore, the envelope protection aspects do not "overrule" the pilot, they just keep the aircraft within the safe limits of the flight envelope of the airframe.