I agree with BP, Mike's book is an excellent read. Not only has Mike a very wide experience of many different types of aircraft, but he is a very analytical and perceptive writer. He knows a lot about aircraft handling qualities, as anyone who has read his other book 'The Concorde Stick and Rudder Book' will know. And he is right to emphasise the tactical issues involved when operating Concorde, that was the difficult part. Also, anyone who has inside knowledge of some of the internal politics within BA will not be surprised by the account of the Concorde training lunch. It is all absolutely true.