Side stick vs. traditional yoke

[Bringupthebird]

The Bus A/T could just as well be a 4 position toggle switch: TOGA, MCT, Auto, and IDLE.

 

[Caveman]

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[ableone]

The Bus A/T could just as well be a 4 position toggle switch: TOGA, MCT, Auto, and IDLE.

It almost was.

 

[Blue Dude]

The Bus A/T could just as well be a 4 position toggle switch: TOGA, MCT, Auto, and IDLE.

How about Go, Stop, and Off?

 

[hockeypilot44]

Don't care as long as it's not an Scarebus.

Have you ever flown an Airbus? If not, your statement is asinine.

 

[Redmeat]

Have you ever flown an Airbus? If not, your statement is asinine.

Nobody has flown an Airbus. Not unless you consider moving the 'nose-pointer' around "flying" the aircraft.

 

[Blue Dude]

Yeah, it all went downhill starting with boosted flight controls. Artificial feel? That's for pu$$ies. You're not really flying unless you have steel cable to the flight controls.

Or something like that.

 

[UpNDownGuy]

Yoke. They're attached to the nicest airplanes.

 

[waveflyer]

Where's the love for ram horns/motorcycle grips?

 

[dojetdriver]

Where's the love for ram horns/motorcycle grips?

Work great on TO and climb. Kinda suck on landing when you're using a lot of crosswind correction. At least in the WSCOD.