View from the P3 jump-seat (continued)
CONF_iture,
Many thanks for going to the trouble of obtaining and posting excellent photos of the view from the P3 seat in daylight. They confirm my A320 recollections, after a gap of nearly ten years. If in its stowed position, it should be safe to roll the P3 seat forward to the position the photos were taken from, although the pitch of +15 might have made it difficult. Was the captain merely standing?
As you say: although the sidestick can be seen, provided the PF's table is stowed, the console lighting would preclude this at night – unless the dome floodlight was on. In any case, its position would be unclear if it was in the palm of his hand.
THS position should not be a problem, provided the observer's eyes were adapted to low-light conditions.