Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Something like this can have a very bad effect. People worry about flying anyway, and with concerns about rising fuel costs, this is just another blow to general aviation."

Source: Vincent Giglio, owner of aviation maintenance company First in Flight, based at Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) near Farmingdale, NJ. The airport fell victim to vandalism sometime late Sunday night or early Sunday morning, in which 11 planes were damaged. The worst violence was inflicted on a Piper Seneca, which had its empennage severed and the right wing partially separated from the engine nacelle... damage that will likely ground the plane permanently.

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