[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 134 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL MODEL AVIATION DAY

 Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize 
National Model Aviation Day, celebrated across the country on August 
16, 2014. This annual celebration encourages aeromodeling enthusiasts 
and model aviation clubs around the Nation to promote the hobby and to 
raise money for charitable causes.
  Model aviation has long been respected as a safe and educational 
tool, dating back to Leonardo de Vinci's first design of ``flying 
machines'' in the late 1400s. This yearly celebration is intended to 
encourage the more than 2,300 model aviation clubs across the Nation to 
celebrate the wonder of flight and gather model aircraft enthusiasts 
together in lending a hand to our veterans.
  The Federal Aviation Administration has acknowledged the Academy of 
Model Aeronautics--the Academy--for fostering model aircraft safety and 
helping the public to understand model aircraft safety. The Academy is 
a congressionally recognized community-based organization representing 
more than 164,000 members. The Academy will continue to promote 
National Model Aviation Day to people of all ages to learn and 
experience the thrill and fantasy of flight and I commend the Academy 
for its work.
  This annual celebration is an event for all members of the community 
to enjoy, including the 11,000 annual visitors to the International 
Aeromodeling Center in Muncie, IN. On behalf of all Hoosiers, I 
sincerely wish everyone around the Nation a safe and happy National 
Model Aviation Day.

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