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Originally Posted by sailingfun
Not really, the computer joy stick and the system it’s tied into is a rudimentary FBW system with zero feedback. 70’s FBW technology. It always functions through the auto flight system in a CSS mode unless it downgrades itself into direct law or you turn things off and force it there. For you Boeing guys CWS. I never saw anyone hand fly a Boeing in that mode. The funny thing is the more you move that stick the worse most people fly it as the computers are always trying to correct any attitude changes and you end up working against each other. I have watched guys steering that stick like they are trying to make whipped cream on a bumpy approach. I often ask them to let go of the stick. Things get much better. That’s why you see experience Airbus drivers simply bump the stick now and then when they want a attitude change.
The A220 is however a completely different FBW system that incorporates multiple feedback inputs through rate motion feedback and speed sense. To semi quote AvWeek the A220 tries to engage the pilot in what the aircraft is doing. The rest of the Airbus fleet tries to isolate the pilot. The 787 FBW system is similar to the A220 in design thought.
When I disconnect all the automation and I pull back on the stock the plane pitches up. When I push the stick it pitches down. I’m able to roll the plan with side stick movement, and I can stomp a pedal and yaw it. The craziest thing happens when I pull the thrust back, the engines power down. It’s almost like it’s responding to my control inputs. I guess that’s not flying though…
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