CONTROLLERS DO WHAT THEY CAN

Although I am sure he believes he could have prevented the Comair tragedy, the Lexington, Ky., tower controller bears no responsibility. If he issued correct taxi instructions and heard a correct readback, he fulfilled FAA requirements. I can imagine how he feels. Many times, I interrupted nagging...

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