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Old 27th November 2015 | 13:16
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sonicbum
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Originally Posted by Sailvi767
When you push the disconnect button on the Airbus you are not disconnecting the autopilot. You are changing the inputs the autopilot receives to fly the aircraft to the side stick from the FCU or MCDU. The rest of the aviation world calls this control stick steering or CSS. You are correct Airbus does not use this term but a duck is still a duck even if you call it a chicken.
Sailvi, are you rated on any Airbus FBW airplane ?
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