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

"Bob Buck was indeed captain to a whole generation of pilots. His "Weather Flying" began as a giveaway brochure for an aviation insurance company and grew into the best commentary we have on flying and weather. His thoughtful proposal to the novice on how to tackle easy weather situations first still provides the best way to assess the difficulty of any IFR flight. We who have known him have been honored and will miss his sage advice."

Source: Dr. Ian Blair Fries, speaking of pilot and aviation author Robert N. Buck. A former Trans World Airlines pilot, Buck set flying records as a teenager in the 1930s, and flew severe-weather research missions during World War II -- lessons from which he would later incorporate into "Weather Flying," a book considered manadatory reading for pilots today. Buck, 93, died April 14 in a Berlin, VT hospital of complications from a fall.

FMI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Buck_(aviator)