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Originally Posted by Check Airman (Post 10388726)

My initial question was rhetorical, but it's clear that some people are overly concerned with minute details. Not quite 25 years, but I've observed a range of grips. As long as the plane's doing what it's supposed to, I'd like to hope that nobody would tell another crewmember how to hold the sidestick.

I am afraid I have to disagree on that one. I am not sure You would be too happy to see Your low hours FO handling the sidestick with two fingers close to the ground as "somebody told me it is better this way to avoid over control".

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Originally Posted by sonicbum (Post 10388746)

How do you suggest a pilot grip the side stick? Does the appropriate grip change during the course of the flight? Ie TO, cruise, approach or landing?

(rereading this, it sounds snarky, that is not my intention)

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Does the appropriate grip change during the course of the flight?

You may well ask. There are even study papers on the subject.
https://www.researchgate.net/publica...imulator_study

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Originally Posted by sabenaboy (Post 10388566)

The A320 pedals are designed to have your feet ON the pedals. I know that's not the case in most other airliners. Pilots transitioning from other types should be instructed to have their feet on the pedals. It might take some time to get used to, but after a while it feels very normal, comfortable and not hard at all.

I mostly agree with your point of view, but pedals are not designed only for feet up. In that case we would have carpet below the pedals like in the rest of the cockpit and not metal strips to reduce friction between heels and floor :)

Personaly, I use mostly heels on the floor as I find it to be more precise with better control. Had 2 rejected take-offs on quite narrow RWY, 2 times complete brakes stucked on one side for landing and numerous landings with max crrosswind with extremly violent gusts and full rudder deflection for landing (DBV airport is very famous for that) and never had any problem sliding my feet instantly up

Oh man, where things have gone since I last looked at this. Reminds me of a memo we got about pilots twisting the autopilot knobs too fast and causing premature wear and malfunction -- turns out there's a recommended max twist rate of 3 revs per second or something like that. The Fleet Manager concluded the memo with some self-conscious humor about the banality of the topic, with the note "and be on the lookout for our next update, 'How to Push Buttons'."

https://www.pprune.org/tech-log/6126...l#post10433306
It's clear now: Airbus -of course (sic)- recommends feet up on the pedals for T.O. and LANDING. Look at the link above for my reply in an other thread about the same subject.!
I consider the discussion closed! :} :O