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

"I don't think you could find anyone of any means in sky diving who would call this anything other than a tragic accident. I don't feel a charge like that is really warranted."

Source: Richard Schachner, the southeast regional director of the USPA, speaking to the Orlando Sentinel about the Deland Police Department's recommendation that pilot William Buchmann be charged with manslaughter in the death of skydiver Albert "Gus" Wing III. The Florida State Attorney General's Office has not yet decided whether charges should be filed.

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