Originally Posted by FlightDetent
Several had been mentioned about a week ago, only to be immediately disallowed from the discussion by the "airbus sidestick kills again - it is a fact!" brigade.
Sorry for harping on, I was one of them, when a 707 (over 40 years ago) and one of the 757s was mentioned. They did not involve the pilots doing different things with the control columns. Nor did Buffalo, even though it too was mentioed. Here, neither knew what each was doing because they couldn't see the other's stick.
From the report:
Therefore, as on any other aircraft type, PF and PNF must not act on their sidesticks at the same time.
Speaking of "other types", even if you don't do a formal handover/takeover, if you were trying to push the nose down and you saw your silly mate trying to pull back, a short "physical interaction" would resolve the confusion! Think of these guys... the stall warning is blaring, the aeroplane is shaking like billyoh, the captain has tried to take control a couple of times (pressed his button for a few seconds), he's moving his stick with no apparent response... "maybe this is all I'm going to get in a stall..." Confusion reigns supreme. Now if you had said "hey, do you realise your mate is actually opposing everything you are doing with your stick?" he'd probably thump him into reality and get control.