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

"Whether it's a downtown airport in a big city, like Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, (FL), or small airstrips in the wilds of the American West, AOPA believes all of America's landing facilities need to be preserved."

Source: AOPA President Phil Boyer commenting on the organization's cooperative effort to keep backcountry airports open. Working with AOPA leaders, the entire Idaho congressional delegation has called on Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to guarantee public access to four backcountry airstrips in the Frank Church-River of No Return Federal Wilderness Area.

FMI: www.aopa.org