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Re:Serious incident to the 777-300ER on 5 April 2022 at CDG ... by AnimalMuppet on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:29AM (#39041420)
> On an Airbus both sticks have to mave in unison, they are physically linked.

Is that true? I seem to recall that Airbus gave "priority" to one side or the other (with the side being switchable on demand, not fixed).

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Re:Serious incident to the 777-300ER on 5 April 2022 at CDG ... by masklinn on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:45AM (#39041587)
They are incorrect, but you are as well

- airbus controls are not mechanically linked, save possibly on the A300 (which has a yoke not side-stick), but there’s less than 200 of these still flying

- airbus sticks have a priority / takeover button, but by default dual inputs are averaged (this is also what happens in Boeings when you trigger a breakout apparently)

- Airbus has a “dual input” aural alarm

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