1. On a Tailwind landing (A320), keep the power on because you will sink fast if you cut. Is this correct?
2. He always adds 3kts to the vApp, even on tailwinds and heavy, is this prudent?
3. After takeoff and flaps retracted we got a direct, so I lowered the speed to 230kts to improve the radius of turn and climb a bit faster, he said this was wrong, I should have kept 250kts because that is Vy
4. Vy is 250kts below FL100 and 300kts above FL100
5. He keeps Wx radar tilt on climb to -2.0 and on descent to +1.5
6. On Takeoff computation he always requests runway wet and config 2, his ideology is to make the aircraft airborne asap, is this prudent?
7. And today, my landing was 1.6g. I blame myself because I didn't flare much/flared a bit late.
1. Not necessarily. Depends on the 100ft wind because you won’t get protection from GS mini. If 100ft wind is calm but surface wind is 5 knot tail, then you’ll lose 5 knots during the flare. A321 in particular is vulnerable to this. On the other hand if you have a tailwind at 100 ft but calm on the ground, then you’ll gain energy during the flare. So the real answer is “it depends”.
2. No. The correct speed is that determined by the aircraft weight with an optional and appropriate wind correction depending on conditions. You can tell with experience whether the speed in the FMGC is a bit low because the aircraft will feel a bit “weird” as it sits towards the back of the drag curve. But the correction is only a knot so who cares?
3 (and 4) Well, both best angle and best rate are weight dependent so it doesn’t matter either way. I’d have kept the speed back for the turn.
5. Personal preference. During the descent I’d want to see ground returns just past the destination so I know that there's nothing between me and the airport.
6. This is ridiculous. Wet degrades takeoff margins deliberately.
1.6g landings… everyone does crap landings from time to time, even with 10,000 hours. 1.6g is embarrassing but not going to break anything or anyone. Put it out your mind and expect to float down the runway on your next one.