Hello All!!
Posing this question to all Pilots, LAMEs or whoever with relevant experiences, is there any difference in the handling of a conventional ie: cable or hydraulics linked controls to the yoke and that of a FBW aircraft?
It takes some strength to pull/ push a conventional yoke with cables/ hydraulics linked and that would provide some feedback whereas I assume that a FBW yoke B777 or sidestick for Airbus aircrafts would provide no feedback since there is no direct linkage to the control surfaces at all and hence relatively light to manupilate.
Having said that, assuming one who flew say a B747/ 767 and went on to fly a B777 or the Airbus series aircrafts, would it take some getting used to not having the 'feel"? I am assuming there is no feedback mechanism in these FBW controls and if there is, is there still some differences as well?
I read that the original F-16 sidestick would not move at all and some pilots weren't comfortable with that so they made the sidestick move a little.
Care to share some thoughts and views?
Karl Sabbach wrote a book on the 777, and if I remember correctly the 777 has feedback implemented so the pilot can have a "feel" of the controls even though it is a FBW plane.