Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"If it were just Daley, I'd ignore his ravings, just as the folks in the federal government in charge of security and airspace do. But it's not just him. Other politicians (with the spectacular and notable exception of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) and self-appointed "experts" are jumping on the tragic accident -- repeat, accident -- in New York to sound off again about the "danger" of light aircraft, and how they must be regulated, restricted, banned."

Source: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Phil Boyer, in an impassioned letter published on the AOPA website Friday. In it, Boyer responds to comments made by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley regarding the crash Wednesday of a Cirrus SR20 into a New York apartment building... as well as comments from legislators calling for an outright ban on general aviation aircraft flying over large US cities.

FMI: www.aopa.org