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Airbus flight controls
Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2015–2026), in 5 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Conflicting pilot stick inputs averaged; dual-input alarm unclearUnreviewed
20152026- Pilots' independent sticks averaged conflicting inputs and the dual input alarm was unclear, so the crew could not tell what was happening2026-06-12
- Sidestick gives no feedback when both pilots input conflicting commands2022-04-29
- Non-controlling pilot cannot feel what the other pilot's stick is doing, so control status is unclear2015-03-26
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 5 complaints
- Pilots' independent sticks averaged conflicting inputs and the dual input alarm was unclear, so the crew could not tell what was happening2026-06-12
- Easy to miss the switch from normal to alternate or direct law when multiple problems occur2024-01-12
- Sidestick gives no feedback when both pilots input conflicting commands2022-04-29
- User gets no clear indication of what the system is doing, causing malfunction-like behaviour2020-07-27
- Non-controlling pilot cannot feel what the other pilot's stick is doing, so control status is unclear2015-03-26