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

"[On a] particularly clear day... when you are looking down, the tower gets lost in all the colors and patterns that are on the ground - ground clutter, you can't see it. It is very difficult to see, even if you know where it is," he told the TV station."

Source: Pilot Richard Fields, in an interview with KCAL Television in Los Angeles. He's talking about the KFI tower that, until Sunday morning, stood near the Fullerton Municipal Airport in California. The tower was struck by a Cessna 182 headed to the airport. The two occupants, a husband and wife, were killed. The plane was destroyed. The tower collapsed.

FMI: www.kfi640.com