Not All Pilots Are Angels

Pilot-bashing Paul N. Nash makes a valid point and Capt. Steve Roach is wrong about the Concorde accident (AW&ST Nov. 12, p. 10). The aircraft was just beginning to rotate when the tower advised the crew of a fire. There were more than 9,000 ft. of a 12,000-ft. runway remaining—more than enough...

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