Originally Posted by
cbire880
If the CA is off making PA's or radio calls and I need some configuration change quickly (happens a lot during cleanup to departure), I'll make a hand signal and follow it up verbally when they get back. Works out fine. There is nothing that requires you to act that quickly. It irritates me when CA's get their hand up on the gear when they decide its time to put the gear down on my leg. I hate it even more when they just decide to put the gear down. If you really want it down that bad, ask what I think about putting the gear down.
I pretty much do what you do and it works out. Hand motion to get it done and verbalize it when they get back to get it on the CVR. I have had the CA place his hand on the gear lever waiting for me to call it and I just let him sit there till I am ready. I do think they are trying to be a jerk about it because I sometimes have my hands on the flaps when I know he is about to call for them.