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.

Let us hear from you, folks!

Aero-News Quote of the Day

"So... there you have it... no NTSB evidence of an engine failure, a pilot flying at very low altitude under a low ceiling and a steep turn to head back to a runway that could not have been all that easy to find in light of the meteorological issues, followed by the NTSB's determination of a stall/spin... and TCM gets to pay $4 million dollars. Is there any doubt as to why aviation continues to be so expensive and embattled when judgments like this are rendered with (apparently) little or no authoritative/supporting evidence? Hmmmmm... "

Source: ANN E-I-C, Jim Campbell's, summary of a story that puzzled all of us at ANN... where a $4 million judgment was levied against engine manufacturer Teledyne Continental Motors despite an NTSB Probable Cause ruling that specifically laid the cause to a stall/spin induced by pilot error, and where no evidence was found of an engine failure.

FMI: www.aero-news.net