“We’re still wrecking airplanes pretty much the same as we always did, we’re just more creative in the information that we ignore.”
— Avemco Insurance Co.’s Jim Lauerman
“We’ve watched people drool over new aircraft, then hear a big sigh, followed by ‘If only I could afford it…'”
— Andrew DeMond, president of iFly, a fractional company for GA pilots
“This company is on the comeback. We’re repolishing and reinvigorating the brand.”
— Bob Kromer, vp of sales at Piper
“Fewer pilots are getting lost with GPS, but the guys who do get lost get lost big time.”
— Heard at Air Safety Foundation seminar
“We tell people it is rocket science.”
— BRS President Larry Williams on the company’s new jet parachute system
“What gets us in trouble is temptation. No one tells us how to resist the temptation to get home.”
— CFI Rod Machado