Originally Posted by
IBE8720
Why do some pilots ALWAYS call CAT 3 Single when they diconnect the Auto Pilot?
No aircraft can be do any sort of Auto Land with no Auto Pilot. Why not wait till the aircraft downgrades to Cat 1?
We don't select Flap or Gear and then call Intermediate setting while waiting for the system to achieve the desired setting.
I never call it also. A colleague was PF once flying with a junior FO and when he armed the approach and called «CAT2 ». The PM undestood « FLAPS 2 » and set the flaps... Luckily, the speed was below VFE. But after hearing that case, I can see how easily a flaps overspeed can happen. Of course PM should check the speed first, but as a precaution I’m never calling « CAT2 » when I arm the approach.
Also, unless Your SOP is different but in our SOP, if you have already Runway in sight and called « Runway continue » with AP off, it’s not required not useful to call out « land » on FMA or « Checked » after the auto call out « 100 above » and « runway continue » at minimum. But still lots of people are doing it.