{"id":4572,"date":"2017-02-24T13:45:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vr-room.ch\/?p=4572"},"modified":"2017-02-25T16:27:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T16:27:37","slug":"zu-besuch-bei-fly-and-race-simulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-room.ch\/en\/2017\/02\/24\/zu-besuch-bei-fly-and-race-simulations\/","title":{"rendered":"A visit to Fly and Race Simulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The entrance at Europaallee is somewhat inconspicuous. The Fly and Race Simulations GmbH<\/a> is part of the large SBB office complex. Only when you're inside you're sure you've landed in the right place. There is a small welcome screen. Unfortunately, they are not allowed to write anything on the outside, said Flavio Str\u00e4ssle, our host, apologetically during our visit. He greeted us warmly and led us to the three simulators.<\/p>\n

\"Jeez! It's small!\" The room in which the three simulators are located strongly reminded me of a storage room. But the first impression is quickly overtaken by \"Wow! That's awesome!\". Because each of the three simulators is impressive: the cockpit of the wide-bodied Boeing 777 long-haul aircraft, the race simulator and the cockpit of the F\/A-18 fighter aircraft.<\/p>\n

After a quick look around, we went to the side foyer. There, in conversation with Flavio Str\u00e4ssle, we learned a lot about the simulators, about flying in general and about the Fly and Race team and their customers. In a multi-part series of reports, you can find out here at VR Room how extensive the experience with a focus on VR can be at Fly and Race.<\/p>\n

Fly and Race for young and old<\/h3>\n

Fly and Race Simulations GmbH offers everything a pilot's and racer's heart desires for young and old. Kids who have the dream of becoming a pilot can gain their first flying experience. But even the 90-year-old who would have liked to be a pilot can almost fulfil his dream. Young people under 18 and seniors over 60 even enjoy a discount. But the fascination of flying and motor sports transcends all age groups.<\/p>\n

With the simulator at the fair<\/h3>\n

So the Fly and Race team, which consists of four to five people and a few helpers, was recently at the Man's World<\/a>. There they experienced live how every man, no matter what age, became a little boy, said Str\u00e4ssle with a grin. The F\/A-18 simulator, a replica of the twin-engine, multi-role combat aircraft from McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), which is used together with the HTC Vive, was disassembled into all its individual parts especially for the fair. The aim was to offer visitors a unique experience and, of course, to do some advertising.<\/p>\n