Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The instant thought is: 'Old airframe, no chance in hell (in winning the competition). But there are many things working in the Rodeo team's favor."

Source: Major Tony Nance, operations officer for the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron based at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Ten aircraft maintenance technicians from Ramstein will compete against more than 55 US and international teams at the AMC Rodeo, held July 22 through 28 at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. The team's aircraft is a 47-year-old C-130E Hercules... that just came off an eight-month deployment, to boot.

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