My company is going through this process right now.At a recent'standards'meeting it was proposed the firm revert back to 'Airbus'original.First to take advantage of 'any'new changes from AI.via cd-rom(up to now AI.sent out the FCOM 3 ammendment yearly?),and to slide any Litigation (sop)concerns directly to AI.AS I understand it the QRH 3.00 is the 'basic' Airbus,the FCOM 3 is 'modified'Airbus,so now one must review,as in our case'how does the SOP your using match up with Airbus'..
In our initial studies we touch on all of AI's points in the checks etc,but we use a smoother flow. for example why do we have to interrupt the cockpit safety check to check/test 'Batteries'prior to checking the Flaps /spoilers are in their proper position.(indications of flight surfaces maybe??)As I see it at present(checking 3 company's Sop's,they're all slightly different.
COMMENTS anybody???