I don't disagree at all in fact I think you are probably right. I was just saying that surely the investigators could tell what stage the flaps were set.
Assuming he used some flap for take off it is conceivable that the pilot chose a poor time / place / height to raise his flaps.
However you are probably right in saying that being that light would not have made much difference.
At 300 odd hours it might be fair to say that people are starting to experiment with different ways of operating aircraft more so than any other stage in their flying? ( please correct me if you think I am wrong.)
Bloody tragic