Airbus sidesticks both active?
My question is about the airbus FBW sidesticks. Can both be active, that is, be in control mode simultaneously. I cannot find a definite answer to this question. Under ordinary mechanical control only one pilot "has the aircraft" at one time. (Perhaps there is some "rubbering mode" for training that lets the captain make small corrections to the copilots control?)
Airbus literature states that the feed-back servos ensure that both sticks are always in the same position. This lets the non-control pilot feel what the other is doing.
I was watching a TV doco (4 Corners ABCTV) that claimed both sticks can be active, and that the flight computer averages the two instructions. I suspect that's nonsense.
Thanks.