...... I would have expected an experienced pilot to have viewed bits falling onto the ground, unknown damage to airframe and engine and degraded performance a little differently, but, there we go - 'Mr Cool' indeed.
But the pilot only is expected to know what his eyes and ears tell him inside the cockpit.
We heap all kinds of abuse on the news reporters for imagination, let's stick to the training sylabus that this incident falls under for the expected response