He was calling out the captain, not the FO. Read it again, you mongoloid.

Check the syntax you mong

You’re right, I hadn’t noticed the fo reaching before the gear up call. But the captain basically pointing to the handle, and doing the thumbs up motion as if to indicate which way the handle should go, is toolish in my opinion.
And yes, I was calling out the captain not the fo.

In the olden days the gear handle was down by the flap handle on the pedestal. You had to be specific, with the noise and all.

Another youngster trying to recreate the wheel. :rolleyes:

Yeah my bad my nomination is now rescinded 😳 I didn't even notice dude give the thumbs up

“We have saved the aircraft”
And he’s the only one wearing stripes in the sim....tool.
Is it a journo on the right seat?

Gotta agree with the TOTD for the overacting, sunglasses and especially the mullet, but in his defense the thumbs up with the "Gear Up" call was a required signal in MAC ( Mobility Airlift Command for you young'ns), as was a thumbs down with the "Gear Down" call.
Primacy of training kept in his habit patterns?

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.