side-stick
Sign in to savethumb|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. thumb|F-16 cockpit showing side-stick
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10 sectionsContents
- Prevalence
- Compared to centre sticks
- Handling of dual input situations
- Comparison of passive and active side-sticks
- Passive side-sticks
- Active side-sticks
- See also
- Accidents
- References
- External links
thumb|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. thumb|F-16 cockpit showing side-stick
A side-stick or sidestick controller is an aircraft control stick that is located on the side console of the pilot, usually on the righthand side, or outboard on a two-seat flightdeck. Typically this is found in aircraft that are equipped with fly-by-wire control systems.