Fri, Oct 13, 2006
Aero-News: Quote of the Day
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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.
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content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be
thought-provoking.
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Aero-News Quote of the Day
"For you to question the need for increased ground
security ignores the fact that general aviation pilots know their
passengers and cargo. And it ignores the fact that the federal
agencies responsible for our security — the Transportation
Security Administration and the FAA — have looked hard at GA
and said that it does not pose a threat. Mayor Bloomberg himself
indicated that this event says 'nothing' about security to New York
City ... Pilots are passionate about the many joys of flying. Our
freedom of travel is one of the great liberties we all enjoy in the
USA. Challenging that through USA Today's unfounded questions --
not honest and informed inquiry -- has neither merit nor
benefit.
Source: From a statement published Thursday in
USA Today by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA),
responding to an editorial in the paper that raised questions about
what USA Today's editorial writers view as a failure to address
general aviation security, following Wednesday's crash of a Cirrus
SR20 into a Manhattan apartment building.
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