Which statement correctly describes Direct Law on the A320?

Which statement correctly describes Direct Law on the A320?

• A. Direct Law provides direct control with minimal or no protections.
• B. Direct Law provides full protections.
• C. Direct Law is identical to Normal Law.
• D. Direct Law only occurs on the ground.

Answer: (B)

Direct Law on the A320 means the pilot’s inputs are passed almost directly to the control surfaces, with little or no protective logic from the flight-control computers. That removes the envelope protections and automatic stabilizing behavior you feel in Normal Law, so the aircraft responds in a more direct, less assisted way. It’s a degraded mode that can occur during certain failures or fault conditions, and it can happen in flight, not just on the ground. So the best description is that Direct Law provides direct control with minimal or no protections.

Direct Law on the A320 means the pilot’s inputs are passed almost directly to the control surfaces, with little or no protective logic from the flight-control computers. That removes the envelope protections and automatic stabilizing behavior you feel in Normal Law, so the aircraft responds in a more direct, less assisted way. It’s a degraded mode that can occur during certain failures or fault conditions, and it can happen in flight, not just on the ground. So the best description is that Direct Law provides direct control with minimal or no protections.