Airbus Flight Controls Check
Hi Folks,
After flying Boeings and Embraers I fly now A320s.
I am quite surprised by AIB SOPs regarding a few aspects.
One of those is the flight controls check…
Why is it to happen during taxi ? I mean the main goal in checking flight controls is to make sure you’re seating position is correct so you can have full deflection of all flight controls without having to make uncomfortable body movements and doing this while taxiing is, in my opinion, too late to figure out that you’re not seating properly as changing your seat settings while taxiing is not the best move to do… Plus it makes the PM watching the SD for a long time while moving on congested taxiways on sometimes complex airports where you’d better check what goes on outside…
All the other airplanes I’ve flown had SOPs requiring flight controls to be checked with parking brake ON after the engine start up and before taxiing.
Do you guys have a clear explanation on why is it so ?
Thx