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

"For you to question the need for increased ground security ignores the fact that general aviation pilots know their passengers and cargo. And it ignores the fact that the federal agencies responsible for our security — the Transportation Security Administration and the FAA — have looked hard at GA and said that it does not pose a threat. Mayor Bloomberg himself indicated that this event says 'nothing' about security to New York City ... Pilots are passionate about the many joys of flying. Our freedom of travel is one of the great liberties we all enjoy in the USA. Challenging that through USA Today's unfounded questions -- not honest and informed inquiry -- has neither merit nor benefit.

Source: From a statement published Thursday in USA Today by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), responding to an editorial in the paper that raised questions about what USA Today's editorial writers view as a failure to address general aviation security, following Wednesday's crash of a Cirrus SR20 into a Manhattan apartment building.

FMI: www.aopa.org