“We are building an education center for children. It is a great legacy to have. Our youth will carry forward long after we are gone.”
— Ed Maloney, founder, Planes of Fame
“In our proposal, Joe Pilot in a Cessna 172 will experience an operating cost increase of about $4 per hour. In other words, the owner of a very expensive airplane is engaged in a heated dispute that hinges on the cost of a Starbucks latte.”
— FAA Administrator Marion Blakey
“This isn’t about blips, or funding, or whether individual pilots pay enough. It’s about creating a radical new way to pay for government safety services and turning control of safety over to private industry.”
— AOPA President Phil Boyer
“If you want to grow old as a pilot, you’ve got to know when to push it, and when to back off.”
— Chuck Yeager