Potentially wrong gear extension command by copilot
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Upon descending through radio altitude 2500 ft, the copilot announces "Speed check, gear down".
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I would expect such command in line with the flap settings, not the altitude above ground.
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The pilot callouts are currently working as intended. As we don't have a real co-pilot sitting in the cockpit monitoring the flight, we instead have to code a specific set of instructions that not only trigger the callouts at a reasonable time but prevent them from being triggered at incorrect times.
The callout timings that are used in the RJ Professional are based on references from the real aircraft's FCOMs, as well as cockpit videos. So the flap 18 callout is the first trigger you will hear on approach and that has a speed and altitude checks that must be met. The next callout is the landing gear, which also has checks for speed and altitude, as well as additional checks for the flap setting.
We're happy with the current callout triggers, as it allow for the aircraft to get configured for landing sooner rather than later on the approach. However, pilot discretion always applies, so if you feel the time isn't right to extend the gear, the callout can be ignored and the gear can be extended at a later point on the approach. As long as the action of that callout is carried out, the following callouts should still trigger at the expected times.
Mark - Just Flight
