It's a Simulator!
The Loop Newsletter, September 12, 2003
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At last, the perfect break room. The Adventure Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee, opened its first-ever simulator July 11, 2003, a MaxFlight FS2000 two-seat flight simulator for pilot and weapons officer that the museum calls BlueMax. "This has been so wonderful for us," said Amy Vineyard, the science center's director of marketing. "When we lose our CEO, that's where we find him." Of course, he has to stand in line. All summer BlueMax, the first flight simulator in the Nashville area, drew long queues as guests of all ages paid $4 per member, $5 per non member for the chance to fly. "The Science Center is all about hands-on learning," Vineyard said. "One of our focuses is air and space, so it's a perfect fit for us." In fact, the center is about to embark on a Centennial of Flight celebration, and the BlueMax will be a major promotional piece. Helping with funding of and exhibits around the BlueMax was the Aerospace Department of Middle Tennessee State University. The university officials' assistance wasn't all altruistic, apparently. "They came up and flew it, too," Vineyard said.
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