Flap 3 landing
we all know that airbus recommends flaps 3 if wind shear is reported,suspected or in forcast but flaps 3 is not the solution for preventing a hard landing. if a micro burst is in the vicinity airbus recommends to increase the speed to encounter the possible down draft during flare. Dont forget that using flap 3 for landing might make matter worst as flare technique is not same and we dont practice it every day.doing a flap3 landing is not a big deal for some one with bit of experience but I would think twice to let a second officer do a flap3 landing in Gusty conditions. Finally He will not be the last person with the hard landing, Next time it could be me or you who knows.