Wow... when we published over 30 stories on April 1st, we figured it was something of a record for us... until you folks started responding... and several thousand emails later, it was obvious that you had a lot of fun and set yet another record for response to a single day's stories... though, in a few cases, only after you fell for some of the gags, hook line and sinker. It was a record response to a record day... and it sure looked like a good time was had by all.

Among the many, many, MANY comments we received:

• What a marvelous idea to bring attention to aero-new.net. I hope that you get lots of input and attention for your wonderfully planned PR April first publication. Luv you guys...
• You did it again! Another hilarious issue, almost as funny as some of the stuff published by the alphabet organizations the rest of the year.
• You just get better and better every year!  Love it - especially the part about Phil Boyer!
• Great! Just effing GREAT! (Hey, if John Effing Kerry can use it so can I!)
• Brilliant! However, there must have been a substantial number of REALLY late nights, and some substance consumption involved – all legal, of course, and no one went anywhere in any sort of vehicle… Thanks for the “lift”
• Every day you produce the absolutely BEST news, but TODAY! you've exceeded all expectations! I WANT a SkyStar Super Kitfox Turbine!, but I'll wait for Jim's flight report. 
• You know, it took me 3 stories to realize what the date was. Great Job. I needed a good laugh.
• You guys are great! When I read the first story about Eclipse, I said to myself, "that seems odd."  Then I read the Phil Boyer article and realized the date! My favorite was the Oshkosh story. Cheeseburgers are already close to $55.00 as it is! Thanks for brightening my day!

There's more... but you get the idea. We thank you greatly for joining us for this annual spoof issue and assure you that we have even greater ambitions for coming years... even on days when we have to be serious. We would ask you to please tell all your friends about ANN and let the people that you do business with, in the aviation world, know that sponsoring ANN is a great way to assure flyers access to an incredible aero-asset that informs, educates, entertains and protects all involved in aviation. We have some huge plans for the next year, in particular, and increased sponsor support is going to be the key to bringing you some INTENSELY cool new features and capabilities ASAP.

The Annual April 1st Edition is a team effort and we fielded the best yet, in 2004. Some very fine work done by ANN Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, ANN Editor Pete Combs, Art Weiss, and our most valued contributors, Wes Oleszewski, Alan Pike, Juan Jimenez, Kevin O'Brien, Aleta Vinas, and some REALLY great ANN readers who sent us some TRULY good ideas, photos, and suggestions. I said it before, but I gotta say it again... Ya'll are some very warped people... and we appreciate it.

But then again.... it's only 363 days till we do it all again. Just wait til 2005! We get weirder EVERY Year.

FMI: I Can't Believe You Did It Again!, The COMPLETE April 1st 2004 Special Issue