I guess in contrast with some of the other threads in the forums these days the real question is, were these pilots fairly low time? What was their training background? Were there any fatigue issues with the crew?

I wonder what would have happened had the F.O. NOT moved the flaps while in a t/o configuration. The warning ultimately caused them to abort the t/o at a speed that caused them to overrun the runway but not by much. I'm not sure of the runway length but I would imagine they would have been able to lift off before they reached the end had neither of them noticed the flaps were not set correctly. But if this was a relatively short runway or a runway with some clearance issues at the departure end, things may have been pretty bad. I know one way is a little hilly and one way there is a big drop off. Gotta wonder what that would have done to get the FAA moving with some changes.

Just some food for thought.