Originally Posted by
KayPam
Vilas : I specifically told I don't want to routinely violate the SOP. It's very obvious for everybody why.
If I'm asked to do something in an uncomfortable way, I will do it uncomfortably, I'm just questionning whether it's really justified, and wondering how it is the other side of the Atlantic at Boeing's.
You can prioritize tasks, like when you order flaps or gear instead of the PM responding to ATC, but you still have some workload (sentences to say) which we could very well do without.
Both do it together. When PM answers ATC PF waits to ask something. In approach area many FCU settings are given by ATC itself which can be set as you acknowledge and PF flies. It generally workes out. If in doubt can always ask ATC.