Originally Posted by
BoeingDriver99
I think if you read the Airbus SOPs like that then you would not be able to lower the gear for drag if you were hot and high. Because what you’re saying vilas, is that you can only select F3 once the gear is fully down and you can only select gear down once F2 is fully set. So how can you put the gear down if you haven’t got F2 set?
If you say you can select gear down without F2 being fully set then the argument that that’s what the book says is invalid.
It’s semantics to a point but I don’t read the SOPs like that. What do you think?
You are misinterpreting the sentence. It's only giving the sequence when Flap2 is in transit. By itself gear can be lowered any time as in even EMER DES.
Check Airman
Nothing has happened philosophy is not used to deviate from the book. There many things one can do differently and normally nothing happens and yet something can happen.The book specifically tells you to take Flap3 when gear down. If it had no meaning then there was no need to mention WHEN GEAR DOWN select Flap3. In Airbus we lower flaps through SFCC and gear through LGCIU. So we make a selection we confirm flap number or call gear down by three Reds for gear to confirm the computer is working but when it says when Flap2 or when gear down then the surface has to be checked at the correct position or three greens for gear. Gear is a high demand system so a pause is indicated. Besides when gear is selected down you need to check AB selection, if required then change it , spoilers need to be armed turn off taxi lights to be put in. If there's a short cut something will be missed.