I think the main issue being missed/not appreciated, is that the artificial feel unit is present exactly because without it there would be no feedback whatsoever! It is there to provide a dynamic load against which the controls are moved, but a critical point is it generally does not reflect trim condition (ignoring aircraft response, the controls feel the same whether trimmed or out of trim, for a given airspeed).
The hint that the aircraft is not trimmed is in the fact you must hold a pressure against the artificial feel unit in order to maintain a desired pitch.
Last edited by ECAM_Actions; 31st March 2016 at 06:53.