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>Now they are stuck because they feel they can’t change and have some planes that (dangerously) average the inputs, and some that are physically linked.

This is a really weird way to construe the situation. The accident report doesn't conclude that the handling of dual inputs was a factor, and it's clear from the transcripts that it wasn't. Airbus has no reason to change this.

Merely linking sidesticks would be pointless in any case, since sidesticks don't have an identifiable position (but are used with brief movements away from center). It's hardly any easier for a pilot to passively observe the movements of his own sidestick than it is just to look over at the other pilot's stick.




The commenter appears to have a vested interest in making Airbus look bad, otherwise the comment cannot be logically understood.

Is there a case where the averaging of inputs has been proved catastrophic?


Air France 447


Not according to the official accident report. This is a meme spread by an article in Popular Mechanics that came out long before the official report.




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