AIRCRAFT SIDESTICK PRIORITY AND DUAL INPUT CONTROL LOGIC

A flight control system for an aircraft comprises a processor that processes a plurality of inputs from the aircraft, that contains a plurality of control laws that control operation of the aircraft, and that provides a plurality of outputs that control a plurality of devices located on the aircraft. Also included is a pair of first input devices, wherein a first one of the first input devices is controlled by a pilot of the aircraft, a second one of the first input devices is controlled by a co-pilot of the aircraft, each one of the first input devices being operable to input a first control signal to the processor to cause the aircraft to be in a momentary first priority control condition; and a pair of second input devices located apart from the pair of first input devices, a first one of the second input devices controlled by a pilot of the aircraft, a second one of the second input devices controlled by a co-pilot of the aircraft, each one of the second input devices being operable to input a second control signal to the processor to cause the aircraft to be in a permanent second priority control condition.