Originally Posted by
Uplinker
Having flown Airbus for many years, I do scan the memo, and as you know, the FBW and cockpit layout is a very well thought out system, and also reminds you if you apply power with speed brakes still out.
I have flown other types though, including Boeing 737 classic, which does not have very good annunciations, so keeping a hand on the lever is a good insurance policy against distractions.
I deploy the speed brake with my inboard hand, which is the same hand I use for adjusting the FCU. It’s not the end of the world if I have to take my hand off the speed brake lever, but I don’t unless I have to.
My apologies about misunderstanding inboard and outboard. Obviously it's the inboard hand that does everything from speed brake to FCU. The advice to include Memo was in general not specifically you. Surely you must be doing it already.