Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“This paper airplane contest was a great opportunity for us to do community outreach. It was a really great way to reach out and touch the minds of the young ones through this competition.”

Source: Chief Pilot Jacob Paprcka of the Embry-Riddle Flight Team, commenting on the first ever Kids’ Paper Airplane Challenge hosted by Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB). The contest allowed children – with their parents – to drop off paper airplanes at the county-run airport during the days leading up to Aug. 19, National Aviation Day. Flight instructors with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University judged the paper airplanes in three categories: accuracy, distance and creativity.

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