Speak Out: Is the State Plane Worth the Trouble?

Last week the state airplane became a source of controversy yet again. 

Democrats accused Gov. Nikki Haley of misusing the state plane and the governor's staff provided documentation that she had not. .

The state senate then spent much of an afternoon debating whether or not the Budget Control Board should look into simply selling the planes.

As has been noted before, just about any part of the state can be reached in a few hours by car and the state could always charter a plane when it was absolutely necessary. Selling the two planes the state owns would probably net the state a significant windfall.

The two planes also are frequently used by universities and the coaches of sports teams for recruiting purposes, which has also been questioned in the past.

Given all this, is it time to sell the planes, once and for all?

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