Originally Posted by
7600pilot
How is it better to put gear down at 200kts rather than after flaps 3 in the case of G+B hydraulic failure?, because how I see it is putting gear down after flaps 3 we will go into direct law after being trimmed by the THS, whereas configuring after 200kts with gear down means we will have to manually trim the aircraft each time for each flap.
"Extend the landing gear at 200 kt to revert sooner in direct law. This provides, below 200 kt, a better pitch control than in alternate law with one elevator lost and all slats lost."
The above is the
Level 2 note pulled straight from the A320/321 FCOM.