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

"It's truly a national treasure, and it's being stolen from us."

Source: Bruce Coons, of the Save Our Heritage Organization. Glider pilots and enthusiasts fear they may lose one of the most storied launch sites in the continental United States. San Diego's Torrey Pines glider port (CA84) -- located on bluffs overseeing the Pacific Ocean, and one of only two flight areas in the country listed on the National Register of Historic Places -- may soon be rendered useless by a high-rise dorm building being built to house students attending the University of California San Diego

FMI: www.flytorrey.com, www.sandiego.edu