On Apr 26, 11:36 am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Well, increasing flap always increases drag and never really improves
things. he already has some out but if he hadn't any out and added the
first notch it might have helped him a bit. Doubt it though.

Yup
Flap was the least of his worries.
You -have to- lower the nose to gain flying speed.
A very unnatural thing for the untrained to do with the scenery going
by so close..