31.   A pilot is almost always essential.

32.   After background reading and talks with experts the initial pilot could be simply a number of lengthy unstructured interviews.

33.   Also, all Blue Angels pilots must be physically fit, because they are exposed to extreme G-forces with each twist and turn, Dom said.

34.   Also, pilots are generally reluctant to put on goggles or masks, figuring that they will wait until the smoke gets heavier.

35.   Although Navy pilots were commissioned officers, their gunners and radiomen were not.

36.   Although the downed Chinese pilot has been the focus of much of the media attention in China, few of the people interviewed Thursday mentioned him unless asked.

37.   American pilots have been locking doors for several decades.

38.   An Arkansas man who survived the American Airlines crash sued Friday, saying that the pilots were negligent in landing the plane in tumultuous weather.

39.   And even if they put on the masks, if the smoke is too thick the pilots will be unable to read the instrument panels.

40.   And the closer to the airport the planes flew, the less likley the pilots were to alter course.