Originally Posted by
Senior Skipper
I've done that before. Not trying to prompt the CA, but If I'm expecting a call for flaps, I may put my hand near the lever.
I'd be real careful about that. I've had more than one FO spring-loaded to extend the flaps, and then did so while distracted talking on the radio, thinking I had called for them. Sometimes that extra second to think, "wait a second, what did I just hear?" can avoid an embarrassing situation.