Yes, you heard it!! I got to fly a Boeing 737 in a Flight Simulator in Singapore. Paul really outdid himself with his plan. He wouldn’t tell me anything except that what I was getting for my birthday is only available in Singapore and Australia (well, really, it happened to include Hong Kong and Dubai). He also told me that the “activity” would take an hour and then we would go to dinner at 8:30. I had NO idea what I was in for!!!
The name of the Company is Flight Experience. Pilots actually come here to practice flying sometimes because there are so few of these simulators in Southeast Asia!
Paul really had me going right to the end because the simulator is at the Singapore Flyer – that’s where I thought we were going! He was pretty crafty this time…hmmm…
So, the whole 60 minutes were burned to a DVD; I took a short video of the DVD just to give you a taste of the experience.
Peter, my copilot, guided me through all of the instructions; there was a lot to take in! He was great because he would just repeat the instructions or say, “Whenever you’re ready, go ahead and .…” He never got upset or anything and probably just corrected the mistakes I made anyway. LOL
For a 60-minute experience you get to take off and land in usually 4 different airports (depending on how fast you are). So, I decided to start off at Fairbanks, Alaska; then moved onto New York and landed at La Guardia; and finally got to do two approaches at the old Hong Kong airport – the scary one!
Paul sat in the cockpit just behind Peter and watched the whole thing; he’s so cool to think of something like this for a birthday present! He did mention my landings were unusual – ha! That means when we finally touched down, I had to control the direction of the airplane with my feet and the controls are very touchy!!
So, it was a little like “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” (Disneyland Reference) when we got to that part, unfortunately, on every landing!!!! Smile!
When we finished up we got into a Taxi and Paul said that the theme for the Night was “Head in the Clouds.” He asked, where do you think we’re having dinner?” I replied, “Marina Bay Sands Resort.” (Rooftop restaurants…). But, it actually was the Equinox! Very cool! It’s on the 70th floor of the Samford Hotel. I have only been there for Brunch not for dinner – it’s beautiful at the night with the lights of the city – amazing!
Some of the food was on the exotic side and they were really pushing the Foie Gras last night – Paul nor I are fans – the Chef sent out a complimentary appetizer of Spinach and Foie Gras Spring Roll in a sauce I think that was made from Blood. It just tasted like Iron to me…didn’t eat that… But, we did have a very nice dinner - we shared Lobster Steamed Gyozas for an Appetizer and I had Halibut with a Leek and Mussel Sauce (very nice) and Paul had the Steak. We passed on dessert but there was a small dish, to cleanse the palate, called Coriander Slush and that was yummy! It was just crushed ice with pureed Coriander Leaves and a bit of Lime. I definitely want that again!
Thank you, Honey, for a beautiful night – you are my only love!
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