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

"Out of the likely one billion model aircraft operations in United States history, why did the FAA pursue enforcement only against this one, involving a five-pound styrofoam model which caused no injury or property damage? Why has the FAA bent over backwards to call into question the very meaning of an obvious term it has freely used for decades, "model aircraft"? Because the alleged purpose of Mr. Pirker's model aircraft operation was commercial."

Source: Excerpt from a legal brief filed on behalf of Raphael Pirker challenging the FAA's decision to vacate an NTSB judge's decision to dismiss the agency's $10,000 fine for "commercial" operation of a small UAV.

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