The best way to describe the experience is to let a customer tell their story ...

Arriving at the premises I was warmly welcomed and invited to "check in" and choose the particular flight adventure that I wanted to "captain". Making this choice was in itself a challenge, when presented with an impressive array of scenic possibilities with varying grades of difficulty. These included scenic Hawaiian island hops, challenging Austrian Alps destinations, crowded skies approaching Heathrow, and the particularly famous skyscraper-scraping arrival into Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport.

Help was at hand in the form of Neil - a freindly staff member, and I chose to fly into Innsbruck, Austria, with just the minor matter of those majestic peaks on either side of the narrow entry valley to contend with!

When my time arrived, armed with extensive aviation knowledge based on an experiment as a kid involving a sheet of plywood, a sand dune, and a windy day, I entered the briefing room and was incredibly surprised at how much more relaxed and confident I was feeling after the quick 5 minute information session.

Entering the simulator was something else! No amount of pinching was enough to convince myself that I hadn't just stepped onto the flight deck on the real thing. Looking out the window at the airport with the Austrian Alps looming in the distance was completely convincing. The complex array of instrumentation was overwhelming, but my instructor quickly show me the basics of what was what, and helped me get a handle on the few controls that I NEEDED to know about.

Taking off was actually quite straight-forward, and although I was convinced it was going to get harder as we went on, the continual patter of simple instructions coming from the other seat kept me on the straight and narrow in the wide blue sky! As we skimmed some of those alps and started descending into one of the valleys, I had another moment to be hit again by the stunning level of realism.

As we circled the airport and lined up for a landing, the workload increased - but not past the point where I needed to wring my hanky out more than once every few minutes. The instruction was clear and concise, and I managed to land that 737 beautifully - twice! - apparently just 1 bounce is sheer brilliance for someone with plywood based experience.

We climbed off cloud 9, came back to reality, and before I headed home I was presented with some flight mementos including some fancy graphs of my flight performance and some pictures to prove that I actually flew the thing.

Read more about the the simulator and check-out the Frequently-Asked-Questions.

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Recent customer feedback...

"I found the whole experience sensational. I will be back to have another go!"

"The entire experience was brilliant. Landing at Kai Tak was incredibly difficult, but a thoroughly enjoyable experience! Anyone wanting to test their ability should definitely attempt Kai Tak."

"A very enjoyable hour in the seat. I absolutely loved it!"

"The experience was fun and interesting. We recommend the journey to anyone."

"A great experience by all accounts and well worth the money."

"Customer service and the flight experience was great - thank you!".