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

"Normally, we register our aircraft in sequence, so that Star 5 was registered as 255SD -– "SD' for 'Sheriff's Department' -- Star 6 was 266SD, and so forth. However, we asked and received permission to register our new Star 8 as 288JK; JK standing for Joe and Kevin. It allows us to say that Joe and Kevin are onboard for every flight."

Source: Sacramento County Sheriffs Department Air Support Bureau commander Lt. Fred Links, on the department's purchase of a new Eurocopter EC120 to replace an aircraft lost in a July 2005 accident. The helo's registry honors the two officers lost in that accident -- SCSD Deputies Joseph Kievernagel and Kevin Blount.

FMI: www.sacsheriff.com, www.eurocopterusa.com