No, it was a fellow pilot telling me to engage NAV mode around 200’. The CFM tells us to select speed mode at V2 + 10, and HDG/NAV mode at 400’. Then he requested A/P on about 3-400’ vs. 600’. Said it was in a memo, but I did not remember such.
Originally Posted by
FODhopper
You may be thinking of the fact that the RNAV will not engage until 400 feet even when you select NAV mode upon rotation. But that's a design feature not a company policy.