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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The issue of repetitive operations is not a noise or access issue, but an in-flight safety issue. For this reason, the Department goes on record declaring that continued repetitive helicopter flight operations over the communities surrounding the Lantana airport pose a safety concern."

Source: Bruce Pelly, Director of Airports in Florida's Palm Beach County, in a letter written to the FAA. Pelly contends Palm Beach Helicopters is a hazard to the community surrounding Lantana Airport and wants the FAA to do something about it. He wrote the letter after a Palm Beach helicopter suffered an accident -- the company's second inside a month.

FMI: www.palmbeachhelicopters.com, www.lantanaairport.com