This one was a series of unbelievable events and decisions.
I have never met a sane pilot who would continue an international flight to destination when the gear wouldn't retract after take-off ... Insane decision. Fly round a bit, dump/burn fuel and land at departure airport or somewhere equally close en-route is the text book decision.
Then, to rely on fuel management systems and not carry out basic dead reckoning fuel calculations with allowances for gear-out drag and diversion contingency at the destination simply beggars belief.
The pilot must have either been drunk or on drugs IMO
MW
I have never met a sane pilot who would continue an international flight to destination when the gear wouldn't retract after take-off ... Insane decision. Fly round a bit, dump/burn fuel and land at departure airport or somewhere equally close en-route is the text book decision.
Then, to rely on fuel management systems and not carry out basic dead reckoning fuel calculations with allowances for gear-out drag and diversion contingency at the destination simply beggars belief.
The pilot must have either been drunk or on drugs IMO
MW