Condition levers
From what I remember from my Jetstream days, speed levers high (same thing) is an item on the before landing checklist. But there was an understanding amongst crews that the NFP would call "Speed levers" and await an affirmative "Speeds high" from the FP before moving them. This is because of the significant braking effect that results from selecting fine pitch, essentially you now have a pair of spinning metal disks out there which would normally require the FP to set a corresponding increase in torque to maintain airspeed. The FP also had the option to call for "speeds high" at any point during the approach outside the usual checklist sequence, especially if a little fast, in effect using the props as an air brake.
For a NFP to move the speeds to high without a request or confirmation from the FP would be a definate no no and I would be mightily pissed with anyone who did that of their own volition.
Last edited by MU3001A; 15th May 2009 at 18:11.