Originally Posted by mephesto

i always thought guarding the flap handle and/or prompting the flying pilot "you want flaps?" ranked pretty high on the scale of toolish behavior, but i just recently flew with an fo who raised it to a whole new level.

We would be descending and slowing, and he would raise his arm up in a big, showy arch, and place his fingertips daintily on the flap handle, still keeping his arm arched up high, so he could visibly make his intentions to add flaps unmistakable to me. When i naturally ignored him, he would state, with misplaced authority, "below 230, flaps are available!" gee, thanks, einstein. Glad to know your airspeed indicator works, too.