Do we really need to reply to a request for flaps with "Speed checked - flap Five selected - Flap Five running- Flap Five set"?
I certainly hope that's an exaggeration. At my shop, the PF will call for the flap setting, and the PM will only respond verbally if there's something unusual.
My other pet hates are the response to the 'gear up' command of: 'selected, three reds' when there is bugger-all anyone can do at that stage if there are only one and a half reds.
We have a similar call. Never figured out the point. If it isn't up, I'll be alerted. Curiously, we don't have an equivalent call for gear extension.
Regarding the thread title, we don't verbalize AP mode changes. Really can't complain about our callouts. What gets me is our checklists. Our
before takeoff checklist, for example, has thirteen (13) items.
