EVENT UPDATE: DATE CHANGED TO MONDAY NOV 14th.

Due to the impacts of Tropical Storm Nicole making projected landfall in the vicinity of the Lake Okeechobee area, Friends of Army Aviation in conjunction with the airport authority has decided to move the event from Thursday to Monday.

No ticket? No worries – we will have plenty of spaces available so come on out to the Okeechobee Airport and take a ride.

We specialize in happy smiles so bring your family, neighbors, and friends and take a ride in a Huey helicopter. All minors under the age of 16 must be accompanied on the ride by a parent or legal guardian. Children 16-17 may ride alone with a parent or legal guardian’s written permission.

Helicopter ride group tickets or a sponsorship package may be purchased in advance.  Please contact us at friendsofarmyaviation@outlook.com for details.  However, individual tickets may be purchased at the ride event.

• Onsite Tickets: Tickets may be purchased at the ride event using cash, credit/debit card, Apple/Google/Samsung Pay or CashApp. Please purchase your ticket not later than 2 hours prior to the published end of the event time.
• Advance purchased tickets: Tickets are good for 1 ride on the day of the ride event.  Please plan to arrive no later than 12PM to be processed for the ride.
• Check flight times: Once you have been processed you will be given a color-coded wrist band along with a number (example Royal Blue 10). On our website , using the tab labeled “times” and you can check your flight schedule for your show time, briefing time and your flight takeoff time. With this information we ask that you be at our designated briefing tent not later than 30 minutes prior to your scheduled briefing time. Please check our website “times” tab as the times are updated as flights takeoff.

November 14th from 9:00 to 4:00 EST.

Online ticket sales are not available on the day of the event but plenty of seats are available at the event so please come out and join us.