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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Max on March 27, 2008, 09:50:39 AM
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I seem to recall once hearing about a WW2 air simulator near Orlando. Was either a Corsair or Pony . Any tips? I'm comin up empty on Google.
Thanks
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There's a place on I-4 between Orlando and Tampa called Fantasy of Flight... It had a room setup like he deck of an aircraft carrier with 8-10 cockpits that could be set up as either corsairs or hellcats, I believe... Like $30 to get in, but you get to go through a neat museum, 2 decked out hangars, and then end up at the sims.
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well, i found a stop for a road trip ^_^
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if you go the JG54 site we have photos taken at fantasy of flight, we I get the opportunity I'm send KONG some photos of the wings over miami museum where we have an F14 on display
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There's a place on I-4 between Orlando and Tampa called Fantasy of Flight... It had a room setup like he deck of an aircraft carrier with 8-10 cockpits that could be set up as either corsairs or hellcats, I believe... Like $30 to get in, but you get to go through a neat museum, 2 decked out hangars, and then end up at the sims.
How long this been around? `Cause it's 100% the dream I had in mind five years back. Course, yaknow, the differences `tween dreams and reality ....
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It's been around since the mid 90's... You go into the museum and it has a history of flight. The first room is a WWI scene that has you walking through foxholes as a biplane is suspended overhead. The next room is a night scene of a flightline that has you walking through a B-17. Then you go into the hangars and see some pretty cool stuff. The sims at the end used to be more elaborate, which I think they dumbed down due to costs. The graphics aren't as good as AH2, but the experience is worth it. They used to have a guy manning the tower calling out check sixes and stuff. You had to call for clearance to take off and land, which was cool. I don't think they do that anymore, but it's still a neat way to kill a couple of hours.
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Fantasy of Flight has corsairs.
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Its not central Florida, but the museum at NAS Pensacola has de-commissioned F-14 simulators. Its $25 for a 20 minute session with a live controller spotting you on strafing runs, A2A engages, carrier traps, etc. My grandson and I had a blast with that (he rode as my RIO, did all the missile releases).