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

• China Airlines 006: “We just saw a bright object at 6,000.”
• LAX Tower: “006 heavy can you say that one more time please?”
• China Airlines 006: “We saw a flying object like a [this part is hard to decipher, but it sounded like] flight suit jetpack at 6,000.”
• LAX Tower: “Was it a UAV or was it a jetpack?”
• China Airlines 006: “Like a jetpack. Too shiny. It’s too far.”
• LAX Tower: “006 heavy, roger, thank you… Emirates 215 heavy there was a jetpack reported about 13 miles ahead.”

Source: The bizarre exchange between LAX approach controllers and an Air China flight, a few days ago, reporting that they thought they saw a manned jetpack at 6000' in the vicinity of KLAX.

FMI: www.faa.gov