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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"An expert on civilian aviation at the US Air Forces who wishes to remain anonymous said: '35,000 people alone work in the Congress building. The quick response for the evacuation of the large number of employees from the building in the shortest possible time was tested. Furthermore, the reactions of people, the panic, their knowledge of emergency exists and which the files were taken during the evacuation were observed in the test.'"

Source: Turkey's Cihan News Agency, claiming last Wednesday's Washington ADIZ incursion -- in which an aircraft approaching within three miles of the White House forced the evacuation of the executive mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court -- was a test conducted by the DHS to evaluate readiness at each of those government institutions. If that was a test, then it looks like the senior of the two pilots aboard the encroaching Cessna 150K failed. As ANN reported earlier on Monday, 69-year old Heyden "Jim" Schaeffer appears to be on the brink of losing his flight privileges -- forever.

FMI: www.dhs.gov