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By General Aviation News Staff · April 9, 2007 ·

“Once fees start up for airlines and business jets, then they will creep to piston planes or planes flying IFR. Once we establish user fees, it will filter down to all of us.”

— AOPA President Phil Boyer

“Corporate executives, entertainers, real estate moguls and other fat cats have been getting a free ride from airline passengers for over 25 years and this must stop.”

— David Stempler, president of the Air Travelers Association.

“Light Sport Aircraft are all about fulfilling the dream of flight for people.”

— Allegro distributor Doug Hempstead

“Accuracy means something to me. It’s vital to my sense of values. I’ve learned not to trust people who are inaccurate. Every aviator knows that if mechanics are inaccurate, they get lost – sometimes killed. In my profession, life itself depends on accuracy.

— Charles A. Lindbergh

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