Virtual flight in Boeing 737 simulator gives participants hands-on experience helming realistic plane in virtual flight

After ground safety briefing at Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport, aspiring airmen operate controls or sit back for tour at 1,000 feet

Virtual flight in Boeing 737 simulator gives participants hands-on experience helming realistic plane in virtual flight

Pilots steer Cessna 172 planes over Utah's notable sites including Spiral Jetty, Antelope Island & Salt Lake City during daytime or at night

Instructors hand over controls of Cessna or flight design aircraft to students for hands-on piloting & taste of gravity domination

Professional pilots accompany acolytes in full-motion flight simulator that counts as flight time for pilots in training

Without leaving the ground, large window looks over virtual cityscape as participants grip realistic controls during 1-hour practice flight

Educational materials precede flight lesson led by FAA-certified instructors & would-be pilots are connected with area flight schools

Educational materials precede flight lesson led by FAA-certified instructors & would-be pilots are connected with area flight schools

Full-motion simulators give students sensation of flying aircraft over real-world locales as instructors control weather conditions