The original 1903 Wright Flyer [Credit: Library of Congress]
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It’s National Aviation Day, so do your part and celebrate!
National Aviation Day was established in 1939 through a proclamation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The proclamation was codified (USC 36:I:A:1:118), and it allows the sitting U.S. president to recognize August 19 as National Aviation Day each year, if so desired.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
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