Limited authority and full authority mode fly-by-wire flight control surface actuation control system

A flight control surface actuation control system, comprising:

• an actuator control unit coupled to receive pilot inceptor position signals and flight control augmentation data and operable to generate limited authority flight control surface actuator commands based on the pilot inceptor position signals and the flight control augmentation data;
• a flight control module in operable communication with the actuator control unit, the flight control module operable to (i) supply the flight control augmentation data to the actuator control unit, (ii) at least selectively generate full authority flight control surface actuator commands, and (iii) supply a mode select control signal;
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• a mode select switch coupled to receive the limited authority flight control surface actuator commands, the full authority flight control surface actuator commands, and the mode select control signal, the mode select switch operable, in response to the mode select control signal, to supply either the limited authority flight control surface actuator commands or the full authority flight control surface actuator commands.