Side-stick

A side-stick arrangement allows HOTAS and increases ejection seat safety for the pilot as there is less interference amongst flight controls.

[citation needed] In Airbus' implementation, input values of both side-sticks are normally added up,[3] except when the "priority takeover button" is held down.

In fact, if two inputs have opposite directions but equal magnitudes, the sum will be zero, and thus the flight control surfaces would remain in their current positions.

In addition to visual indications,[7] detection of more than a single side-stick deflection greater than 2°[8] from neutral without the priority takeover button being held down results in an aural "DUAL INPUT" warning being played every five seconds.

In aircraft with passive side-sticks, on the other hand, they and move independently from each other, and do not offer any haptic feedback on what the other pilot is inputting.

In fact the three largest avionics manufacturers, Honeywell, Rockwell Collins and Thales,[17] believe it will become the standard for all new fly-by-wire aircraft.

Airbus A380 flight deck with black side-sticks on the left side of the left seat and on the right side of the right seat. The throttle controls in the central console are black, labeled 1–4.
F-16 cockpit showing side-stick