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by livatlantis 2651 days ago
Oh, I don't think I alluded to linking the control sticks... perhaps you intended to respond to another comment?

As for the dual input thing, there are 6 instances of the the warning. We can't really know what the pilots were thinking, but I believe page 31, from when Bonin says, "je suis à fond à..."... and then Robert à "attends moi j’ai des j’ai des commandes moi hein" a little later, "alors donne moi les commandes à moi les commandes", and 4 warnings Dual Input between them (in the space of about a minute and a half)...

I think it's fair to say that it wasn't super clear who was in control.

I'll make no comments about which system is better since I have no direct experience of flying in such environments (have only piloted small aircraft with mirrored controls, but with clear "Commande à droite/gauche" to establish PF, with my instructor). But à priori, I would imagine both systems work fine if used well.

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You referenced an article that blamed the crash on the fact that the control sticks weren't linked.