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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"I stayed on the line with the woman and Bishop in a three-way call. We got to see them fly in right over us. It felt awesome to get them on the ground safely."

Source: Danielle Prince, a seven-year veteran dispatcher at the Genesee County (MI) 911 Center. She took the call from a passenger aboard a Cessna 172 Saturday after the pilot, who was flying above the clouds, lost all power to the cockpit. Prince contacted the pilot's home field -- Bishop Airport in Flint (MI). The tower there called the 127th Fighter Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard and an F-16 escorted the aircraft to a hole in the overcast.

FMI: www.miself.ang.af.mil/directory/127.htm