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

"We take our mission seriously — and never more so than since the September 11 terrorist attacks. Nothing in aviation history has had as profound an effect on general aviation as those attacks. The shutdown of the National Airspace System and the security restrictions since then have changed the focus of AOPA work, but they have not changed our mission. For instance, AOPA's powerful Real Time Flight Planner software, a free member benefit, and literally millions of e-mailed Airspace Alerts are direct results of the association's efforts to keep our members informed about rapidly changing airspace and help them stay out of trouble."

Source: AOPA President Phil Boyer, commemorating his organization's 65th anniversary.

FMI: www.aopa.org