Ramapriya wrote:

Wow, but isn't that a pain in, say, a 3-hour flight? To not being able
to let go of the control column and stretch the legs can be tiresome,
I'd imagine.

Does your car have an auto-pilot? Do you manage to drive for 3 hours?
Properly trimmed the plane shouldn't require much control input in
steady flight.

And what if you've to go to the loo?

What loo?