Air traffic over Lee Gilmer Airport in Gainesville was heavier than usual Saturday with approximately 150 planes in the skies and on the ground during the 44th annual Cracker Fly-In.This long-standing tradition for many Gainesville residents kicked off with a pancake breakfast for early risers. Planes landed and took off continuously throughout the day as crowds moved around the airport field to get up close and personal with the variety of aircraft on display.Event organizers expected close to 2,000 in attendance.A 1936 Lockheed Electra, the same plane used in a film about Amelia Earhart, was out for show, along with a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter and the Georgia National Guard’s Black Hawk helicopter.Visitors could also take a look at other various monoplanes, biplanes and jets whose pilots had flown them in for the event.George Parson, a former pilot, was no stranger to this year’s fly-in. Parson said this was his 20th visit to the event.“I’ve missed a few years here and there, but I’ve tried to come each year that I’ve known about it,” Parson said.