Originally Posted by
CBreezy
No. It's not. Selecting a mode on the ground isn't the PM job. Why can't he just ask "Hey, did you want LNAV?" Either I'll say, oh yeah, I forgot. Or, no, I'll select it while I'm briefing the departure.
The same thing can be said for selecting Vref 2 hours before landing. Stop. It isn't your job. I'll select it when I select it and if I don't and it isn't done by the time we verify it in the Approach checklist, then I'll do it then or you can remind me to do it then.
I've done a gear swing in the hangar so now eveytime I do it I'm actually pre raising or lowering for the next flight. Gotta stay ahead of the jet. Really, somebody doing your work so you don't have to is gear grinding? You can do it all I'll just verify it. Is the landing light on/off the only way to tell if you were cleared to land?