Originally Posted by idle_bystander
To be fair to the non-pilot types (not only software engineers, there are some system engineers) I think that what makes them, and certainly me, pretty cross is that a non-essential bit of kit (the RA), in fulfilling a non-essential function (retard in the flare) is allowed to announce its failure by two irrelevant, and confusing side-effects: first by telling the crew that the gear is still up, which they understandably ignored, being at 2,000ft, and secondly, and TWICE, retarding the power levers to Flight idle in the middle of an approach.
Any machine that will do that reduces me to a jelly. The system designer who allowed a side effect like that should be ashamed of himself.
That is exactly what I said on my previous post. I totally agree with you.
You presented it in a very well manner.