Returning to UK from an island somewhere in the North Atlantic, the Nav is being route checked prior to returning to the secret airbase in Wiltshire. Pre start the heavens dicide to open, and the loadie grabs a jacket to try and keep dry. On coming inside the aircraft, he is maxed out as are problems, and frantically looks for somewhere to hang now vert wet coat. He hangs it on the only hook he spies, the nose U/C emergency release on the port wall of the forward cargo bay.
On take off, captain finds nose U/C will not retract. Nav now going Ape sh1t, as his flight plan now worthless, and thinks its the checker pulling a fast one to make him calculate a low level wheels down return to old Blighty
Do you:
a) Spot the problem and inform the Captain, dropping the Loadie in it;
b) Play dumb, and wait and see if any one else spots the raincoat has operated the handle;
c) Tell the loadie that in exchange for a few bottles of your favourate malt, you have some "news" for him that will solve the problem;
d) As c, but keep the joke going for as long as possible making the Nav think the checker has done this deliberately, just to make his last trip on this unique Albert "memorable" given his legendary time keeping skills!