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

"It is a little like the Clinton era's, 'Don't ask don't tell.' If the FAA knows somebody has a medical condition, they won't let them fly. But if FAA doesn't know about someone's medical problem, FAA will let them fly a Light Sport Aircraft."

Source: FAA Administrator Marion Blakey responding to a question Thursday at Oshkosh. Pilot Mimi Steel told Blakey, "Take two pilots. One has the 20 hours minimum training required by Sport Pilot] and has never been to an FAA doctor. The other is a one-thousand hour pilot who had a medical denied, but has a valid driver's license. The rule will prevent the one-thousand hour pilot from flying a Light Sport Aircraft. That doesn't seem fair."

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