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I am mostly interested in the simpler question of whether a pilot can fly an approach with reversed roll controls (i.e., without the counteracting spoiler actio
by mannykannot 4y ago
I am mostly interested in the simpler question of whether a pilot can fly an approach with reversed roll controls (i.e., without the counteracting spoiler action), knowing that they are reversed, but without having practiced beforehand.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoOh you could use any flight sim and just mess with the joystick wiring then! Or possibly even just the calibration. I'm going to go with "pretty much no". I'm prepared to bet that you in your house with no pressure could probably more-or-less do it, because you know already what's going on and you're not going to die and you're not in a real plane with your primary instrument - the Mk1 Human Backside - being tossed around enough to knock it out of calibration. Have you seen the film "Sully"? If not I won't spoil it for you, but it raises a similar issue.
- mannykannot 4y agoI'm doubtful I could succeed even in a simulator, but I'm more interested in whether seasoned professionals could succeed. I have seen "Sully", but I don't recall where the issue of inverted controls came up, either in the movie or the actual incident.