Originally Posted by
Denti
To be honest, nothing more than the landing/takeoff memo is needed, the checklist we currently have on the airbus SOPs is just a bit of airbus CYA from their legal department they force on us. Flew without all that nonsense for years and it was actually safer than getting out a checklist in a critical stage of operation.
My old company's landing checklist was 2 items- autothrust and landing memo. Current company decided 5 items were needed (including landing gear) because technology developed after the 50's can't be trusted.