21.   Air Wing pilots say they repeatedly sought such training and were turned down by Henderson and other members of his command staff.

22.   Both pilots said safety was not affected by the outages.

23.   But many pilots say that money is only one factor, and not the principal one, in deciding whether to stay in the Air Force.

24.   But many Delta pilots say that the agreement is inferior to the United contract in several areas other than pay.

25.   But many pilots have said they have heard colleagues say that they had no idea their last vote against the agreement might lead to a strike.

26.   But pilots say the planes remain vulnerable, particularly given the differences in security regulations.

27.   But like all the Americans flying over southern Iraq in the last couple of weeks, the Hornet pilots said they had seen no Iraqi planes.

28.   But many pilots have said they believe Crandall is bluffing and that more planes will be ordered.

29.   But some fellow pilots of Iverson said tenacity was not enough.

30.   But some pilots said that at some points they had encountered heavy antiaircraft fire.