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.

Let us hear from you, folks!

Aero-News Quote of the Day

"One of the lawyers in the Weidner case hopes that this sets a precedent, he told a Jacksonville TV station. Of course he does; the lawyers' share of the take is likely to be from three point something to over four million dollars. And if we make a habit of taking the wrong lesson from mishaps, we'll certainly have more mishaps.
And who could possibly want that?"

Source: ANN's Kevin O'Brien, in an Aero-Views piece about a recent court verdict (ocver a tragic fatal accident) that cost the FAA and we taxpayers many millions of dollars when an IFR pilot seemed to get in "over his head."

FMI: Kevin's Story