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

"Aviation has been a very important part of my life. I didn't come to it until late in life, but nothing has given me as much satisfaction or brought me as much renewed intellectual interest as the business of learning to fly and continuing to build on the skills that flying requires."

Source: Actor Harrison Ford, who stepped up at this week's AirVenture 2004 to become the chairman of the EAA's Young Eagles Program. Ford is an IFR rated, seaplane qualified pilot who owns several aircraft and has, himself, contributed to reaching the organization's goal of introducing more than a million kids to aviation between 1992 and the Wright Centennial in 2003.

FMI: www.youngeagles.com