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"Flight Control Feedback on modern A..."
03-25-03, 17:59z 

Since you are the first 767 pilot I've been able to ask, what type (quality) of physical feedback do the modern flight control systems feed back to the pilot? I am aware of the stall "stick shaker" (say that a few times fast...) but wondered if the control feel is somehow changed to reflect speed etc.

Its interesting on my friends DC-8 as the elevator is free-pivoting; you are flying a control tab with the wheel which moves the elevator. While being stiff, it does impart some aerodynamic feedback to the pilot.

For example my little C150 being all direct cable and pulleys gives good feedback as to speed etc (controls easy and mushy, slow; firm and responsive, fast). So the plane helps you "feel" what it is doing.

While much of the larger planes seem to be "flight by numbers"; to me having no feed back through the controls would make it more difficult.

Dave Hamblin
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  Flight Control Feedback on modern A...    DHamblin      03-25-03       
     RE: Flight Control Feedback on mode...   mark_hoffman[Sysop]      03-25-03      1   
        RE: Flight Control Feedback on mode...   DHamblin[Sysop]      03-26-03      2   

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