Airbus aircraft sidestick target on PFD
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It's referred to as a sidestick order indication.
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[/QUOTE](1) Sidestick order indication: This symbol is in white, and appears as soon as one engine is started. It indicates the total of the Captain's and First Officer's sidestick orders (shown here as left wing down, pitch up).[/QUOTE]
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[/QUOTE](1) Sidestick order indication: This symbol is in white, and appears as soon as one engine is started. It indicates the total of the Captain's and First Officer's sidestick orders (shown here as left wing down, pitch up).[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by OK465
Just a technical point, but the cross represents SS 'commands' in effect, not necessarily SS position.
In the FRA event, I believe the Side Stick Indicator was moving accordingly to the CPT sidestick displacement. Only the direction of deflection for the flight controls were reversed.
Originally Posted by BFU P28
The lateral control of the aeroplane was checked in accordance with the AFTER START CHECKLIST only for full deflection but not for the correct direction of deflection.
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I use the cross for one reason - to gauge half-stick input for TO. We start to wash out the forward stick input at 80 KTS to be neutral by 100.
For 20 KT+ crosswinds, our primary input is full stick forward with the same wash out as above. Aileron input is discouraged because of the potential for spoiler float - basically no more than than half the width of the cross from center.
And it disappears once the mains come off in an A320.
For 20 KT+ crosswinds, our primary input is full stick forward with the same wash out as above. Aileron input is discouraged because of the potential for spoiler float - basically no more than than half the width of the cross from center.
And it disappears once the mains come off in an A320.
Last edited by junebug172; 29th Mar 2013 at 19:08.
