Originally Posted by
gearlever
Sorry to disagree. This is a NoNo at my airline (Major EU carrier) and I feel very comfortable with this SOP.
PM:
- dial in the FCU
- do the RT, e.g. read back of numbers you have dialed in
but never ever at the same time.
That actually makes a lot of sense. I was more referring to the idea that adding the FCU to the PM’s area of responsibility increases workload.