Originally Posted by
Pakehaboy
Calls need to be made for what is" not" there.
Completely agree. In my mind, it actually goes against Airbus philosophy to make the calls. Think about the cockpit design. If everything works as it should, there are no indications- all lights, ECAM messages etc are off. The lack of an indication is good. Your attention is drawn to a positive indication, to alert you that something is amiss. The sudden positive indication gets your attention. It'd be much harder to spot a FAULT light if every button had an ON light illuminated all the time.
Same thing with callouts. Better to remain silent, and raise the alarm when something goes wrong, instead of making an announcement every time the airplane does as it's told.