"I am 100% convinced the airplane is safe to fly, " he said.

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"I've always thought the netting was very wide and pieces could fly through, " said Lenny Brown, who was attending races at Daytona for the fourth time.

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"A buddy of mine kind of gave me the idea and I just ran with it, " Jones said casually, as if he were describing a fly-fishing tip.

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