“This is the center of the universe. There’s nothing better than being at Oshkosh this week.”
— Alan Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Design, on AirVenture’s opening day
“Don’t drop the airplane to fly the radio. An airplane flies because of Bernoulli, not Marconi.”
— GAN contributing writer Mark Grady, who presented an Air Safety Foundation seminar at AirVenture titled “Say It Right.”
“We’ve been waiting for a heavy hitter to get into the market.”
— Avemco Insurance Co.’s Jim Lauerman on Cessna’s entry into the LSA market
“We were the original LSA maker with the Cub.”
— Bob Kromer, vp of sales at Piper, who noted the company is not developing an LSA
“I expect to win the issue, so there will be no impact.”
— EAA President Tom Poberezny on the possible effect of user fees on pilot starts