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2014-08-19

AvGeeks Celebrate National Aviation Day!

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Written by: Phil Derner Jr.
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In 1939, Franklin Delano Roosevelt decided to make Orville Wright’s birthday National Aviation Day, bringing appreciation to what the human species has accomplished in just over 110 years, after 2 million year of dreaming!

Please join us in celebrating National Aviation Day by tagging your tweets with #AvDay, and we will retweet the best ones throughout the day!

Here are some responses from our squad of staffers and contributors…

Founder, Aircraft Dispatcher, Phil Derner:

Assignment Editor, Flight Instructor, Sarina Houston:

Social Media Manager, Commercial Rated Pilot, Tracy Lachowicz:

Marketing Strategist, Private Pilot, Stephen Weisbrot:

Producer, Mark Lawrence:

Associate Editor, Airport Management, Gabe Andino:

Associate Editor, Ben Granucci:

Event Planner, David Vanderhoof:

Newswriter and Correspondent, Douglas Wint:

Columnist, Airline Captain, Eric Auxier:

Have a Happy National Aviation Day!



About the Author

Phil Derner Jr.
Phil Derner founded NYCAviation in 2003. A lifetime aviation enthusiast that grew up across the water from La Guardia Airport, Phil has aviation experience as a Loadmaster, Operations Controller and Flight Dispatcher. He owns and operates NYCAviation and performs duties as an aviation expert through writing, consulting, public speaking and media appearances. You can reach him by email or follow him on Twitter.




 
 

 

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