Originally Posted by
Dudule54
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…
No it's not. Read here.
https://safetyfirst.airbus.com/app/t...rols-check.pdf
As for your armrest theory, the reason there are those letters and numbers on the armrest is so that you sort out what your position should be then set it. You would have sorted it on your TR, and it shouldn't have changed (much).
Originally Posted by
Dudule54
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…
Well just use that thing called TEM that you probably gloss over. The good news is that you've already identified the threat, often that's the hard bit. Now step 2 is to manage it. At busy airports where there are no taxiways where the PM can be head down for 5 seconds, do it stationary before taxi.