After seeing those long lines at the airport, we promise this next story is not about actual flying.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s about a new flight simulator in Dania Beach, for fun and learning. Plus, you don\u2019t have to walk through security to ride it!<\/p>\n
Deco\u2019s Alex Miranda, who catches flights, not feelings, has more. Alex?<\/p>\n
AviaSim\u00a0flight simulators are so high tech, you\u2019ll want to take one to somewhere sexy! Like Tahiti or Newark, New Jersey. No, these aren\u2019t real cockpits, but they sure do feel like one.<\/p>\n
Love to fly?<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cFort Lauderdale, you\u2019re clear for takeoff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Well, let\u2019s go then! But skip the awful [Transportation Security Administration] line this time.<\/p>\n
Customer 1: \u201cIt felt like wow. Like we were up in the air and actually flying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because AviaSim, a flight simulator network, across North America and Europe\u2026<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cAnd we\u2019re here to educate, to guide, and also, the most important part is to have a wonderful experience, like an immersive experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opened a brand new So-Flo location, right in Dania Beach.<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cThis is our first location in Southeast Florida. It\u2019s going to be at the Wyndham Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a mission to make the thrill of piloting accessible to and educational for everyone.<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cJust bring the willingness to learn and have fun, and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Choose from over 24,000 locations worldwide.<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cPeople love flying out of St. Martin. Also New York airports [John F. Kennedy International Airport] or LaGuardia.\u201d<\/p>\n
Including taking off in Paris, Tokyo, wherever.<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cDifferent times of the day, we can put weather. We can practice failures, like, it\u2019s everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guided by a certified instructor.<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cYou\u2019ll still feel that sense of like, \u2018OK, now we\u2019re approaching. We\u2019re landing. We\u2019re taking off. Now I feel that i am getting closer to the sky. Now I feel I\u2019m getting closer to the ground.’\u201d<\/p>\n
You may feel like a real pilot in their airliner simulator.<\/p>\n
Customer 1: \u201cit just was amazing to be able to learn about all of these controls and all the things that go into it. And as complex as it looks, it really is simplistic.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cIt\u2019s completely equipped, and, uh, same as the airline cockpit that you have.\u201d<\/p>\n
Customer 2: \u201cYou\u2019re really thinking you\u2019re taking off or landing; you\u2019re really feeling it, even though there\u2019s no motion going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s a unique experience all its own.<\/p>\n
Customer 2:\u201dIt\u2019s realistic to where you feel like you\u2019re really doing it, so it\u2019s awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
No flying know-how required. And from aviation enthusiasts to curious first timers, AviaSim\u00a0welcomes guests of all ages.<\/p>\n
Joseph Cano Cedeno: \u201cDepending upon their needs, so we have packages that allow for just like one customer. Also two customers together that they can go as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n
Packages start at $179 for 60 minutes.<\/p>\n