Originally Posted by
FlightDetent
It is not your best day when you foul up the other pilot's intention by sticking to the letters verbatim. Still a moment to learn from.
1000 ft of RA, AFE, above TDZ elev? Either way 1020 is above that. Then the hamsterwheel IMC/VMC, the latter having different legal definitions based on the airspace class etc.
BTW the Airbus' own FDM/QAR algorithms flag the CONF only at 750 ft ATDZ. And FCOM has no criteria of speed in the stable approach paragraph (both for a reason).
Agreed 100% that it's a learning moment, but you adapt and go, and talk about it afterwards. Being pedantic for the sake of it does not achieve anything. If we're going to fault the FO for admitting that he got distracted and configured too late, the captain should also be faulted for not effectively monitoring, and catching the error earlier.