I’ve noticed a trend of pilots making rapid control reversals on landing, especially in windy / gusty conditions. It’s a 737 habit historically, but I’ve seen it in modern FBW Boeings too (and from pilots with no 737 experience). It’s unnerving to watch, especially in pitch. It involves the pilot “feeling for the runway” rather than making deliberate inputs to the control wheel in response to a flight path deviation or to make a deliberate change in pitch. What does the FBW computer actually do in response to rapid control reversals in pitch? Ailerons / spoilers move pretty rapidly, but the elevator is a massive control surface with powerful hydraulics. Does the elevator actually move much, or does the FBW effectively just take the net input as being close to zero?
