Tue, May 31, 2005
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
"They're like oversized model
airplanes. This is definitely not something you want to fly in from
here to Texas... They look like coffins with
wings."
Source: Scott Rayburn, of Aerospace
Refinishing, Inc.; quoted widely in various media outlets after a
Formula One Air racer went down during a scheduled air race at
Clarence Page Airport, west of Oklahoma City, OK. The sensational
quote cast a negative image upon a segment of air racing that did
not need such a negative characterization at a troubled time. ANN
can not emphasize, enough, the care one needs to take when being
quoted about aviation stories in non-aviation media. The lack of
expertise inherent in non-aviation media often means that
mis-quotes and errors will be published without correction and,
worse, the most sensational aspects of a discussion are the ones
most likely to see publication.
While ANN has a hard time equating the sleek lines of the
typical Formula One racer with a coffin, the connotation delivered
with such quotes is negative, misleading, and in light of the above
reported accident, harmful to a segment of aviation that probably
did not deserve such a characterization. Word to the wise... when
dealing with the media, choose your words carefully and think them
through.-- Jim Campbell, ANN Editor-In-Chief
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