Have we gotten to the place, where pilots sit head down reprogramming the thing at 1500-2000 ' for a sidestep. I am beginning to thing, that Airbus is leading this profession into a dangerous place.
I wonder what Airbus has to do with this.
Now I could be wrong here, but last time I've checked Boeing also has a FMS.
To activate a secondary flightplan you have to press two buttons. It takes a second or two. If a PNF is not able to perfom this simple task while the PF is flying visual, he shouldn't be in an airplane.
Don't get me wrong here. I'm not saying that you
have to activate the SEC FPLN with the runway you're landing on, I'm just saying that it's a simple task.
I like to keep the correct go around routing (so the original approach and rwy) in the FMGS, regardless of which runway I'm landing on.