Guests will have the opportunity to test out a flight experience for themselves through a new installation at Hotel Polaris at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and managed by CoralTree Hospitality, the hotel will have three different flight simulators.
“Guests can buckle up and take flight in one of three flight simulators that provide guests with a high-quality, immersive, fully tactile, real-life pilot experience,” the hotel’s press release noted.
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Two of the simulators will represent the Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcons, having a full cockpit mock-up with working controls and switches, according to Extreme Flight Simulation, the Illinois-based company that’s working with the hotel.
Those test-driving the plane will be provided with a mixed-reality headset allowing a 360-degree view flying in-formation while trying to defeat an enemy target.
“The third simulator is a fully functional cockpit of a Boeing 737Max. When you sit down in the pilot’s …