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They might have thought "there is no sensible answer in that case, so just have the behavior be the natural operation of the existing systems as designed" which

• mikeash 10y ago
  Except that there is a sensible answer: you physically force the two controls to synchronize. Once you settle on a design where the two controls move independently of each other, then yes, there's no sensible answer. But, don't do that.
  • StavrosK 10y ago
    Even then, anything else would make more sense, for example "the left stick always has priority and the right stick flashes a red 'disabled' light", or anything else.
    • mikeash 10y ago
      Agreed. No solution will be good, but there are definitely less-awful ways than averaging the inputs.
• Alupis 10y ago
  I suppose what the Parent was getting at, is that it doesn't make any sense to have two sets of completely disconnected flight controls in the cockpit. That's a lot like having two different mice plugged into your computer at once... I can't think of a situation that would warrant one flight control being pushed and the other pulled... Most aircraft have both sets of flight controls physically connected (either via direct links, or actuators driven by flight computers). So if one pilot pulls back, the other set of controls comes back as if it's being pulled on. One of the advantages of this design is both the pilot and copilot can be aware of what the control input is at any given moment.