Originally Posted by Dream Land
Quite right, there is no point, I believe it's another case of a new airbus guy trying to reinvent the wheel (the captain doesen't understand the airplane), thinks it's in the interest of saving what I don't know, with the deck angle in that configuration I would bet it's cheaper to be at CON FIG 2 never mind the comfort level for pax and crew.
You should voice your concerns to Airbus, not new crew!
Rehashing, it is Airbus that is teaching it's Instructor Pilots to impart the acceptability of flying below S speed in Config 1.
Comfort? Not noticable.
Economy? About 20kg a minute cheaper, in a level segment @ Flap 1 a few knots below S speed, as opposed to Flap 2.
Safety? Normal Law with all protections. And you can fly on one engine, slats 1 only, no flap, above max landing weight, comfortably, with an approach speed of VLS Config Full plus 25KTS.
Let's not mix good professional debate with unfounded, personal sentiments.