Wisden Wonder,
Stick to cricket.
Hands up ANYONE who hasn't, in their professional life, made some mistake at some time ? Of couse, some are more significant than others.
gasbag1 - we must have flown with the same Captain ! He also told me that regardless of how I flew the aircraft, as a Captain I must always be aware that any action I ever took could be fully justified At The Subsequent Court Of Inquiry ! Never a truer statement.
Long story that I have told and won't repeat now, concerning New York JFK. Briefly, we sank into a soft spot in the tarmac whilst moving up, and holding, in sequence for take-off. The eventual JFK report said that there was no hole in their Real Estate, and quote - " the pilot must have left the paved surface" ! We were on the centre line of a wide runway being used as a taxiway that night, and fortunately our ground crew could confirm that, JFK had also rushed out and filled in the hole !