Originally Posted by
Black Pudding
Does you SOPs not say that PF request Flaps 3 and PM checks that speed is below VFE next, moves the flap handle to Flaps 3 and says “Flaps 3” AFTER they have seen Flaps 3 in BLUE under the flaps display in order to confirm they have selected the correct flap setting ?
Of course the SOPs would, but blindly quoting rules at someone who has made a slip is exactly the attitude that stops people filing safety reports because they think they’ll be seen as stupid, as opposed to someone who has made an honest mistake and wants to learn from it...