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Name: Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day
Date: March 19, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Website: http://www.flygainesville.com
Event Description:
Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) and University Air Center (UAC) are hosting their annual Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Air Center, 4701 NE 40th Terrace in Gainesville, Florida (general aviation entrance off Waldo Road.) 
 
A fly-in is a gathering for pilots who arrive by air. Known as “the official kickoff to the aviation event season,” the Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day is open to the public, honors all branches of the military, and includes static and military aircraft displays, classic cars, children’s activities, live music, vendors, food trucks, pilot seminars and Beechcraft T-34, helicopter and airplane rides (for a fee.) 


 
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Location:
University Air Center
4701 NE 40th Terrace
Gainesville, Florida
(general aviation entrance off Waldo Road.) 
Date/Time Information:
Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Contact Information:
paml@universityaircenter.com or phone (352) 416-0787, visit the Gator Fly-In Facebook page or https://www.flygainesville.com
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Fees/Admission:
Admission and parking are free, and a shuttle bus will operate between parking areas. ircraft Rides for purchase – Beech T-34 Mentor, Robinson 44 Helicopter and Cessna 172; “Swamp Tours”
For a fee, attendees can purchase rides in three different aircraft.
Commemorative Air Force, Dixie Wing will provide Beech T-34 Mentor flights for purchase. A two-seat pilot trainer, the T-34 Mentor was developed in 1948 from the Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and was the west’s most successful postwar basic trainer. Interested parties may purchase T-34 rides in advance of the event at https://airbasegeorgia.org/warbird-rides/ or walk-up tickets can be purchased at the UAC booth in the Mustang Hangar ($250 for 20 minutes; $320 for 40 minutes; $380 for 60 minutes.) Walk-up tickets can also be purchased at the event.
In addition, UAC is offering “Swamp Tours” lasting about 15 minutes, in which passengers can fly over the UF Football Stadium in a Cessna 172 ($50) or a Robinson R-44 helicopter ($50).
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