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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“Even the newest ADS-B units are priced at several thousand dollars, plus $1,000 or more for installation. The expense of a single piece of equipment that costs 10 to 25 percent of the value of an entire airplane makes no sense to many of these aircraft owners, especially with little or no safety or situational awareness improvements, nor a reduction in cockpit workload.”

Source: Sean Elliott, EAA vice president of advocacy and safety, to FAA officials during the recent NextGen "Call to Action" summit.

FMI: www.eaa.org