Having thought about it for a bit, could you say that the 777 acts like a non FBW aircraft eg. 737 for pitch/power coupling?
In other words, when you apply power in the 737 while straight and level & in trim, the pitch/power coupling of the under slung engines makes the nose rise, so if your flying straight and level you push the column forward and trim the force out.
In the 777 the aircraft behaves the same but for a different reasons (in that it raises the nose to maintain the trimmed speed) so you push forward as before to maintain level flight and trim that force out.
I'm just trying to get my head around the concept as I've been flying the Airbus for 16 years and will shortly be flying the 777.
