In the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, photo Carrie Fitzsimmons takes her first flight on Birdly, a virtual reality flying machine, under the direction of Jonathan Talit, background, at Le Laboratoire Cambridge in Cambridge, Mass. The simulator that lets people sample flight as a bird has been drawing crowds.

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The simulator looks like a futuristic examining table where users lie on their bellies and spread their arms like wings.

Using virtual reality goggles, they get a bird’s eye view of New York City. By rotating their hands and flapping their arms, they navigate the skyline.

In the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, photo a line of people que to fly Birdly.

In the Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, photo Carrie Fitzsimmons reacts to the sensation of having taken her first flight aboard Birdly, a virtual reality flying machine, at Le Laboratoire Cambridge in Cambridge, Mass.