Originally Posted by
Fly10half
Meh. I don’t do a bcgump checklist on final in an airbus.
I was recently in the Jumpseat with a guy who did the same thing. Also touched the flap handle as he called for flaps, and would point to the altitude knob when hand flying and requesting a change, etc... Annoying even as a jumpseater.
People like that are usually insecure with their OWN skills, and that causes them to be overly cautious when trusting others to be competent. Don’t take it personally, and this job gets a lot easier.
It’s also VERY possible that at some point he screwed the pooch and quirks like this keep him honest now.