LOL... interesting story, but would not have mattered in YOUR case, since you collided with the 9:30 goose. If you had left on time, then you would have simply collided with the 9:15 goose, so it's not totally your fault (tho I still blame you !
Previous tyre incidents In November, 1981, the American NTSB sent a letter of concern, which included safety recommendations for the Concorde, to the French BEA. That communiqué was the result of the NTSB's investigations of four Air France Concorde incidents, during a 20 month period, from July 1979, through February, 1981. The NTSB described those incidents as “potentially catastrophic,” because they were caused by blown tyres during takeoff. The NTSB also expressed concern about the lack of adequate remedies, on the part of the French, as well as improper crew responses to those incidents.
Runway debris and animal incursions (including geese) are a fact of life to be planned for and prepared. No doubt Air France is undertaking legal action against
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All is not lost however, the unity and resolve shown by the pilots in demanding new pitot probes is an example of a more proactive approach I hope.