[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Bodrum

The 787 as well as all modern airplanes have a warning system that goes off when the throttles are advanced, and the takeoff configurations are incorrect

Originally Posted by idlewild

From what I have observed and read, this cause of the crash was most likely due to pilot error. Specifically, the first officer should have retracked the landing gear at about 50 feet following what appeared to be a normal routine takeoff. Instead, he/she most likely mistakenly retracted the flaps which lead to the loss of lift at the time when the landing gear should have normally been retracted. The pilot probably did not know this had happened and was unable to recover in time.

Nothing suggests power failure either due to a bird strike or engine failure nor do I think the flaps were set improperly (5%) for takeoff. Instead, I sadly believe it was due to the flaps being mistakenly retracted prematurely instead of the landing gear which lead to the loss of lift shortly after takeoff.

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

Flaps are used 100% of the time when an airliner takes off; the flaps on that flight were not down, which WOULD have provided additional lift, and the landing gear were still down, which ADDED a lot of additional drag. Something went bad wrong with that flight.

Originally Posted by Velvet

You are not the first one to make this observation. People I know agree with this. We shall see if this was the cause and whether the cause was pilot or mechanical.

Originally Posted by talonip

I was an airline pilot for 33 years and military for over 20. If the flaps or trims and other things were not set for takeoff correctly there are
very loud warnings in the cockpit when throttles are advanced for takeoff. Annoying WARNINGS.
Let the NTSB or Indian equivalent get the FDR and voice recorders and we will eventually get to the truth

Thank you, finally someone with a clue.

"It was the pilot's fault because I saw a video and his flaps weren't down" ? Why do people who don't have a clue how to fly an airplane, post such things? It boggles my mind.

You surely have way more logged time than me, but anyone who flies has heard plenty of "stupid pilot tricks". Fortunately, today's planes of that sort, make it unlikely a pilot is going to make a stupid mistake.

Anything is possible, but I doubt the investigation is going to show the Pilot screwed up, all by himself.