{"id":31714,"date":"2023-04-18T19:57:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T23:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=31714"},"modified":"2023-04-18T20:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T00:03:22","slug":"11th-annual-planes-trains-automobiles-returns-to-plant-city-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/04\/18\/11th-annual-planes-trains-automobiles-returns-to-plant-city-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"11th\u00a0Annual Planes, Trains, &#038; Automobiles Returns to Plant City Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-e60908ef342eca530e72499e74db32e4\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content aligncenter ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled\" data-embed-type=\"PDF\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/8.5x11_PTA_Poster_2023-_R4_32123-compressed.pdf\">\n            <div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-e60908ef342eca530e72499e74db32e4\" style=\"max-width:600%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1681862379179\">\n                <div >\n                    <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"8.5x11_PTA_Poster_2023 _R4_3&#8217;21&#8217;23-compressed\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1681862379179\" style=\"width:600%;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/embedpress\/assets\/pdf\/web\/viewer.html?&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Flakelandgazette.info%2Fnews%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2F8.5x11_PTA_Poster_2023-_R4_32123-compressed.pdf#key=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\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planes, Trains, and Automobiles presented by Tampa International Airport is a beloved one-day community event featuring a wide variety of family activities held each year at the Plant City Airport since 2010. It was one of the last public events held in 2020 just before the COVID crisis shuttered most gatherings, and after a 2-year hiatus it is making its highly anticipated 11th&nbsp;annual return on April 22nd, 10AM \u2013 3PM.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"ffc14f66-fee8-4c92-8ec3-0d780672bb5b\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-a93e2010b987fde0f03e85fbb3f622ab\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-ce5888129bcf0bcad2d55df03d4fa8a8 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Planes, Trains, &amp; Automobiles Returns to Plant City Airport\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K7obLhkQXVc?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=\"11th\u00a0Annual Planes, Trains, &#038; Automobiles Returns to Plant City Airport\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof gie === 'function') {\n\t\t\t\t\tgie(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvar iframe = document.querySelector('.ose-embedpress-responsive iframe');\n\t\t\t\t\t\tif(iframe && !iframe.getAttribute('title')){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiframe.setAttribute('title', '')\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featured highlights will be numerous real aircraft on display, radio-controlled aircraft displays and demonstrations, a large car show, and operating model train layouts. A major LEGO display is scheduled featuring all modes of transportation. First responder vehicles and personnel along with train safety vehicles and equipment will also be in the lineup. There will be many hands-on stations for kids, including STEM education exhibits and flight simulators from SUN \u2018n FUN\u2019s Aerospace Center for Excellence, Young Eagles discovery flights conducted by Plant City Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1178, Scout merit badge opportunities, a pinewood derby, and many other activities. Younger children will enjoy inflatable bounce houses and other fun adventures just for them! Food trucks and local vendor displays will also be part of the lineup where area businesses can showcase their products and services to attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PTA2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PTA2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PTA2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PTA2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PTA2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PTA2.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PT&amp;A Committee Chairman Jason Jones is the founder of the event, and he says that the return of this fan-favorite community event is very welcome. \u201cPlanes, Trains, &amp; Automobiles has become one of Plant City\u2019s signature events that we really look forward to, and to have it return post-COVID to serve our community is really exciting\u201d, he said. \u201cThe purpose of the event has always been to give families an affordable day together discovering the wonders of transportation, introducing them to not only aircraft and aviation opportunities at their local airport but a wide variety of &#8220;how things work&#8221; displays and fun educational activities to capture the imaginations of our local youth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is managed by the Tampa Bay Aviation Association and presented by Tampa International Airport. In addition to promoting and delivering this amazing community event, the organization will be taking donations and committing proceeds after expenses to fund aviation scholarship programs for local youth. The scholarships will be for flight training, mechanic, and professional career education. Come and join the fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parking is FREE, ticket pricing is $7.25 online in advance, $10 at the gate. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mytbaa.org\/PTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.mytbaa.org\/PTA<\/a>&nbsp;for tickets and event information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planes, Trains, and Automobiles presented by Tampa International Airport is a beloved one-day community event featuring a wide variety of family activities held each year at the Plant City Airport&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[4890,4889],"class_list":["post-31714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-11th-annual-planes","tag-trains"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}