I just wonder why they continued to climb on the BPK SID when they lost the cowlings right after takeoff
Your use of
, rather like Sally Bercow's *innocent face* clearly implies some criticism of the alleged actions of the crew.
One would continue on the SID as it is
a) Your clearance
b) Safe
c) Requires no additional R/T transmissions
d) What the aircraft is programmed to do
This allows the crew capacity to diagnose what may well have appeared to be a complex problem.
If the SID was flown initially, it would have been entirely in accordance with the crew's training.
Unfortunately, PPRuNe once again becomes a magnet for every armchair quarterback who has ever drooled and pointed at an aeroplane up in the sky...