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

"If Oshkosh looks healthy, aviation looks healthy. This is the year that those in attendance at Oshkosh, especially FAA and DOT staffers, the few elected officials who may make their way out to the Fly-In, as well as other notables involved in the aviation community, need to understand who and what we are -- and the fact that aviation is a pivotal, even defining, part of our lives – and that we want it to stay that way. I have heard from way too many people who think that abandoning Oshkosh this year, or not going, or even curtailing their stay is a way to punish the FAA – which is utter foolishness. I've also heard of others who are not happy with the direction of EAA and some of the shenanigans that have gone on over the last year or so, and while I certainly can relate to many of the complaints that have been espoused, this is not the year to call in absent."

Source: From an editorial by ANN's Jim Campbell, urging flyers all over the world to make the pilgrimage to this year's Oshkosh EAA Fly-In so that that they may be seen, heard and counted...

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