Side sticks on Cirrus SR22
 

Hi all - I was watching a YouTube vid by FlightChops with a Cirrus SR22. I notice that the sidesticks are "toed-in" towards each other. Some questions- how do you tell when your controls are centralised? Why are they not designed to be vertical during straight and level flight? Also isn't it confusing if you had to fly in the other seat with the Side stick position now sloping the other way? Is this configuration typical for sidesticks?
regards
Russell

Exactly the same on the A320. They are toed-in because if you place your arm on the armrest at the side of any chair and relax you will see that your wrist adopts this position naturally. It requires a conscious effort to hold your wrist upright - and could become tiring after a while.

Thanks for the reply. Do the sticks natuturally centre themselves without pilot input?

They do on an Airbus. Would assume same for Cirrus but have no experience of that type.

Thanks again

Cirrus is speed stable. Airbus is flight path stable.

I fly the Cirrus SR20, controls are spring loaded so go back to centre when let go.

Other models such as a Cessna you can feel the controls get sloppy at certain phases of flight, whereas the Cirrus feels the same on the ground or in the air. You don't feel the flight of the plane through the controls.

Nice little trim button also on the control stick so once airborne you can trim it for straight and level flight which may not look naturally centralised dependent on varying factors.

Are they not side 'yokes' rather than side 'sticks'...?