A pilot whose weapon delivery background was totally on an aircraft with a highly augmented flight control system plans to fly an aircraft with a reversible (manual) flight control system and to drop a single bomb from an outboard pylon in a dive attack followed by a manoeuvring recovery when, as I read the report, he had never really explored lateral asymmetric store handling. And there was not a system in place to identify such a gross threat.
Having been involved in lateral asymmetric stores releases plus assessment of stores hang-ups during multiple store releases from the wing, they were in a flight regime that is very critical in many aircraft. I remember advising a 'thumbs down' to a trial involving a similar profile in a similar aircraft type a couple of decades ago.
No-one appeared to be able to apply any judgement to this plan. The crew have my sympathy; they should never have been put in this situation.