The further letters to Mr McBride
To: Mr T E McBride From: Capt A Hall Dear Mr McBride. Before I explain the circumstances surrounding the missing tow tractor, may I extend the good wishes of all the flight deck crews on your long awaited return to work following your extensive stay in hospital. It is good to learn that you will eventually be able to reduce the Valium dosage to a level that allows you to speak coherently. As you will be aware, the aircraft towing tractors leased to us by the Airport Authority may only be driven by suitably qualified personnel. I received assurances that, having driven tractors on my uncle’s farm, I met the required criteria. Although the report filed by Air Traffic regarding an unauthorized crossing of the active runway has some basis in fact, it fails to mention that I made a radio call for clearance in which I may have inadvertently given the impression that I was a British Airways aircraft. In effect, there is little difference between a tractor and a Boeing