1.   One pilot flew Dade County commissioners over the crash site, another pilot said.

2.   The pilot said he was changing direction - and vanished off radar screens.

3.   The pilots say the walkout could last as long as two months.

4.   The sharp pull-up was exactly the right thing to do, experienced pilots say.

5.   The pilot said he had advised Demeke to pick Hanover airport because its runway was far from the control tower.

6.   American pilots say they are also concerned that the airline is trying to use lower-paid pilots to replace some of their jobs.

7.   American Airlines denied that the crew was fatigued, but other pilots said the long day may have pushed the crew to the limit.

8.   And the pilots themselves apparently said nothing of the possibility.

9.   Another time a pilot said that a passenger had reported a hissing noise in the middle of the aircraft that changed frequency when the plane changed altitude.

10.   And, the jet pilots say, their engines are more reliable.