3rd visit to virtual aerospace flew from manchester to heathrow with Gary who was excellent showed me about trimming the aircraft which i had never done before and a different... read more way of reading the of keeping wings lever. And made a perfect land at heathrow .
I would certainly recommend any one who is interested in aviation to give it a try

  This was a belated (due to covid) birthday present for our 13 year old son and it exceeded all our expectations!
Gary, our captain was so attentive, inclusive and... read more made the experience throughly enjoyable for us all, not just the birthday boy.
He took time to explain, listen, clarify, and was so patient with us all.
I would highly recommend this experience and am sure we will return to fly with Gary again soon.
10/10

  I did the fear of flying session with Rapha. He really put me at ease (a real challenge!) and made it an enjoyable experience both for me and my husband... read more who accompanied me. To give you an idea of how bad my fear of flying is; I didn't make it to my own honeymoon because of a panic attack, I've done a fear of flying course with an airline, I've still not flown anywhere in four years and just getting into the very realistic simulator made me burst into tears. Rapha was so patient, friendly and funny that I soon forgot I was in a realistic looking plane and not only did I stay for the whole session, but I flew the plane, landed it and even did some taxiing! This was nothing short of a miracle. I'm going back for the turbulence full-motion simulator now and I actually feel excited about it! I'm also thinking about actually booking a flying holiday!

  This 90 minutes virtual flight was an amazing experience for my Husband and Rafael was an excellent instructor

  The knowledge & patience of my instructor were exceptional. Although a fixed base sim' it was - particularly when maneuvering - quite 'immersive'. Only tip ? Speak to the company... read more beforehand because it is not always easy to find in the dark. Highly recommended for the novice & semi-experienced alike.

  Hi, we went today for my husbands flying experience at Sywell with First Officer Paul and we all had a fabulous time, thank you so so much, strongly recommended to... read more everyone that will enjoy to have a different experience, Paul was very knowledgeable and super kind and welcoming, the whole experience was amazing!thanks a lot!

  This is absolutely fantastic. I got 90 mins with Rafa (my co-pilot) he passed the test 🙂 Flew from Birmingham to Edinburgh starting with all prefilght checks brilliantly described by... read more Rafa. Once completed prefilght we took off. Very realistic graphics out of the window including a great view of the forth bridge at Edinburgh. when banking the "aircraft" you feel the roll and when climbing feel like your going up. The only sensation you don't get is acceleration on take off, which is totally understandable, but you don't really notice it as there is so much other things going on. I must have been doing ok as Rafa decided to throw in a thunderstorm approaching Edinburgh and this makes the aircraft handle totally different and you need to work the controls but wouldn't have changed this for the world!!! Overall a must do, staff were fantastic and very welcoming,

  Bought this for my 13 year old son in July, and after a long wait for a space (due to Corona), we finally had the session - and it was... read more brilliant and well worth the wait! It was a 90 min 737 flight with a ‘First class pass’ (this was a very good addition).

Gary was an excellent instructor and didn’t mind at all that we finished quite late. He was very encouraging and patient, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

Thank you - we will be back for sure!

  Easy to find plenty of parking
Reception area had great views of variety of helicopters and small planes
Greeted by a very friendly polite instructor Mak.
This was... read more a birthday present for my dad, he absolutely loved every second that we couldn't get him away from the controls.
The simulator is very realistic, we flew around and landed at variety of airports, weather and visibility.
Maks teaching skills, humour and knowledge is amazing im a a320 pilot myself and wished I had an instructor like mak.
Thank you virtual aerospace and huge thank you to mak who made my dad's experience one he will never forget.

  Weather not that great but didn’t matter as once met by the instructor Lloyd, my day soon brightened up.
Lloyd takes you thru all pre flight checks, then you... read more taxi out ready for take off!!
I chose to take off and land back at Heathrow, which went well...then Lloyd suggested I land at Hong Kong....which was another experience, but didn’t crash theplane!
Fantastic way to spend an hour and will probably return as enjoyed it so much.
Thank you to Lloyd.

  Thoroughly enjoyed this experience that was bought as a birthday present. The instructor (Paul) was superb, passionate and helped get the most out of this experience which was completely new... read more to me. I was surprised how realistic it felt. This was taken under COVID-19 restrictions and it felt safe to do so, which was another great plus. I also appreciated that they didn't push a load of add-ons for me to buy while I was there. Based on my experience, I'd do it again and would highly recommend.

  An Amazing experience, we totally enjoyed the flight, Mak is so knowledgable and very accommodating, anweres all the questions from my 7 Yr old child who's soooooo excited. Counting the... read more days that he will go back and experience it himself.

  A superb experience, arrive a little early and spend half hour having a cuppa in the terminal building watching everything going on around this busy little airport, if you love... read more aviation it’s time we’ll spent. Mak introduced himself on our arrival and as other reviews say he could not have been more accommodating, finding out what I wanted from my time in the front seat and where we wanted to fly to and from. So knowledgable & informative, my 90 minutes absolutely flew by. Complete info overload but I loved every minute & would highly recommend if you have an interest in aviation. Thanks Mak.

  It was easy getting to, and were greeted to a very knowledgeable instructor (Mak). I was asked what my chosen destination and departure airports were and he also gave... read more guidance on challenging airports. The experience was great, and would do it again any day. So much Fun!

  Everything about the experience was fun. I just wanted to do it all over again afterwards! Mak was very encouraging and you don't feel under any pressure. ... read more You can just enjoy it.

  We were greeted by Mak who could not have been more friendly or accommodating.

Nothing was too much... read more trouble and he gave us, (there were three of us), a brilliant four hours of simulated flying, setting up the simulator so we could take off or land at pretty much any airport of our choice, (the old airport of Hong Kong, Kye Tak was pretty challenging).

I myself have a P.P..L (Private Pilots Licence) but have't flown for quite a few years and I was quite rusty. Never the less, Mak took that into consideration and gave me a bit of a free rein but was still there when I needed it.

All together a brilliant day, with a really nice guy called Mak. All three of us were talking about it on the homeward journey and would recommend it 100%.

I'd love to do a moving simulator but that's a little bit expensive to justify and probably wouldn't get that request past by her indoors

Once again many many thanks to Mak for giving us all a day to remember.

BRILLIANT DAY.

  A fantastic experience which gives a great insite into what's involved in flying a commercial aircraft.

Many thanks to Gary who was very informative and professional especially when... read more dealing with a few technical issues within the flight simulator itself.

I would highly recommend this experience to any aviation enthusiast!

  Marvellous afternoon flying from Gatwick to Jersey and back to Southampton. Warm, friendly welcome, informative briefing and lots of flying time in 2.5 hours. Even some 'action replays' for landings,... read more to get it almost right!

Good value and a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable time. Highly recommended if you need to know what goes into delivering you to your holiday destination.

  Amazing experience would highly recommend if you wish to gain a feeling for commercial flying. Arrived on site and was made very welcome; Covid measures are in place and... read more evident care was taken e.g hand wash etc.

Mak my instructor for the session; first of all asked me about my goals and what I would like to achieve based on my skill level gained on Microsoft Flight Simulator.

I asked to route from various German airports; which was no problem and the simulator was configured and I was welcomed into the captain's chair. Did a cold and dark startup and gained insight on how to do this correctly from Mak.

The instructions were clear and helpful and Mak matched my level of understanding and he also went on to explain in more details, some of the things I didn't know and gave excellent pilot tips and tricks on controlling the aircraft and computer systems.

Overall the customer service was amazing; instructions spot on and had a really good time and learnt and enriched my knowledge of the aircraft.

Top tip: It is well worth getting a video recording of the session and the cold and dark process.

Finally; Mak thank you for your guidance and excellent customer care. My simple measure of the experience is this; I will return to fly again; this time with my family.. you have been warned...

  I got this experience as a birthday gift for my partner. What can i say, Rafa was brilliant and made the experience really special. He was so knowledgeable,... read more patient and great fun. He asked my partner exactly where he wanted to fly from land etc and also made some suggestions. Nothing was too much trouble. Great experience and would definitely recommend.

  My wife bought me a 60 minute virtual flight experience for my birthday today at the Sywell aerodrome.

I had a fantastic hour with Terry, who took... read more a complete novice from basic knowledge to successful take offs and landings.

Terry was a great instructor and managed to make the complicated understandable but also a lot of fun.

I will definitely be back.

  An amazing two hour flight sim session. Instructor Gary was great. As a private pilot licence holder who hasn't flown since 94, Gary quickly judged my experience and set the... read more flight sim experience appropriately. I requested airports where Gary had never been to, I think both of us thoroughly enjoyed it.
Will be back soon for some more 'intense' flying.
Thanks again.

  This was a Christmas present from 2019 but in view of COVID only just been able to use it. It was well worth the wait. Mak was my instructor and... read more made me feel very comfortable and at ease. My husband was with me and also found Maks instructions interesting. Would definitely recommend this experience and company to anyone.

  I treated my wife to an hour using the flight simulator and it was amazing.
Paul our host was really patient with us and explained everything as we went. ... read more /> We just wanted to have some fun and dont really know anything about planes.
With some help from Paul we did 4 take offs and landings with only a few crashes.
Its a unique experience and you wont be disappointed.
thanks

  Excellent experience with a great instructor / co pilot. The gate to gate add on makes for a more realistic experience and thanks to the very knowledgeable instructor you... read more learn a lot about operating a modern airliner. Highly recommended.

  This was a birthday present for my 15 year old daughter who wants to be an airline pilot when she grows up. She was made to feel very welcome... read more and I (her mother) was also welcomed too, able to watch and observe what was going on in the cockpit. My daughter had a fantastic time, carefully guided through all the controls and dials and allowed to build her confidence at her own speed. She "flew" from Gatwick to Paris and switiched from auto pilot to full control several times. The smile on her face when she finished said it all - Thank you Virtual Aerospace for a wonderful morning.

  Gary was an excellent co-pilot. We managed to squeeze in 3 take-offs and 3 landings at 3 different airports. Gary even let us go a little over our time slot.... read more A very good birthday present indeed!

  I upgraded my 'Vulcan Simulator' Christmas present to a full two hours of private pilot big jet fun. I instantly forgot the lack of a motion platform and within... read more 20 minutes I was 'glowing', due to the work load... marvellous.

I had planned a list of activities at home, Lee (the sim instructor) listened and brought my wish list to life. I asked to avoid startup and taxi time and wanted to get straight into flying and found myself sat at the end of the runway with both engines 'turning and burning'.

We started with circuits at Luton, followed by take off and general handling (stalling) over the coast at Dohar. Next we moved to Hong Kong to try our hand at a very demanding landing at Kai Tak (aim for the checker boards).

Lee had a few surprise missions for us (I won't spoil it for you) which added to the fun. He then suggested I try an engine failure on take off at Luton. The engine died in the climb and was accompanied by flap and other failures. Strangely the weather also conspired against me with massive thunderstorms lighting up the sky around us. I got the jet back on the deck with only one engine and was thanking providence I had used anti-perspirant earlier in the day!

I highly recommend Virtual Aerospace and Lee as patient, accommodating and amiable hosts.

My son (he is in his early twenties) is not a private pilot, shared the session with me. He also enjoyed his time in the simulator.

  Have a go at this, it`s great. Very realistic. I must admit I wasn`t very good at flying but I really enjoyed the experience.

  Enjoyed my first visit to a flight simulator. I had a 60 minute session, this included a real time 30 minute flight from Manchester to the Isle of Man, a... read more repeat landing at the Isle of Man and three landings at Gibraltar, one of which I landed in the sea but no harm done.

Glad I've done it but I don't think I will be booking another visit.

  We purchased an hour in the 737 sim field our 11 year old son for his birthday. Booking was easy and full details and directions were provided. The centre was... read more fantastic, so friendly and professional. The sim itself was just incredible, for passengers and pilot. Daniel, the instructor, was phenomenal and we enjoyed a flight to Heathrow and a selection of landings. My son had a fair amount of experience on computer apps and programmes and Daniel gave us great tips for sim set-up on a home pc and was also great with our son - really encouraging and complimentary. We will definitely book again and want to thank everyone in the Bacup centre for a brilliant flight experience!

  I’m a bit of a plane spotter and a geek anyway so i was delighted when my wife bought me a two hour flight experience for my 40th birthday earlier... read more in the year. It’s clearly a popular place as when i booked, December was the first date i could get on a weekend.

We arrived and sat in the departure lounge and then Daniel, my instructor came to introduce himself and ask a bit about my experience about flight simulators and the like. He took us down to the simulator where my wife and lad were comfortably seated in the cabin whilst Daniel and i headed for the cockpit.

I had asked if I could do a flight from Manchester to Glasgow which i did with no autopilot, really was amazing how quickly it went by but still required a lot of monitoring on my part.

Daniel then suggested a few challenging approaches and landings and I surprised myself at not crashing but still had an absolutely amazing time and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Thanks to Daniel for being an excellent host and guiding through the procedures and the like as well and pretty sure I’ll be back for more.

  This was a birthday gift for my husband and we went along as a family and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. My husband had the experience whilst my son and I sat... read more in the passenger seats behind him. It was very authentic and the instructors were very knowledgeable and gave plenty of tips and advise. We will hopefully return again soon.

  I recently took the 60 min Flight Simulator Experience on the Boeing 737 which was a birthday present from my daughter. We were both uncertain what to expect, but we... read more were met by Daniel on arrival who soon put us at ease. We both had a go at piloting the plane with expert tuition from Daniel , which made it an enjoyable experience.
We would thoroughly recommend giving it a try, you won`t be disappointed.

  Your reviewer was initially a bit perturbed at having an hour in the Vulcan Simulator bought as a 50th birthday present (oops, that's my age out of the bag!). ... read more I need not have worried, but first, to get there.

The simulators, for there are two - the Vulcan, and a Boeing 737, are situated upstairs in a commercial property housing a few units. Customers will be given the code to the door, and they will quickly find themselves in departures (see picture).

My wife and I were shown though to the simulator itself, and my/our host Daniel had me installed in the pilots seat and going through pre-flight in what felt like a moment. After a brief IT hiccough, I was asked to taxi the Vulcan to a take-off position...

What followed was possibly the quickest 60 minutes or so of my life - having taken off from what is now Robin Hood Airport your reviewer visited Manchester, Blackpool, Morecambe Bay, and The Lake District. Sorry to share this with you, but it was sweaty palms by the end. Daniel was patient to the end and was told as much by your reviewer.

The Vulcan Simulator is a fantastic piece of engineering that gives 'flyers' a taste of what it was to be a Cold War bomber pilot. If you or your 'presentee' have the slightest interest this is not to be missed.

  It was everything I hoped for, and more.

We received a warm welcome, and everything ran perfectly to time.

Daniel could not have been more helpful,was very informative... read more and seemed to be enjoying it as much as me.

I would highly recommend this experience. I did not want it to end!

  If you ever fancied flying a plane this is probably as close as you will get.Very realistic 180 degree view from the cockpit.A choice of destinations,day or night flights and... read more you're in the pilot seat.You can take several friends with you and they sit in the cabin behind while you pilot the plane.A really good experience all round.

  Bought the ''60 minute Bowing 737 flight simulator experience'' for my dad at Christmas and it did not disappoint!

All staff we encountered where lovely especially my fathers... read more co-pilot for the day Gareth.

The experience as a whole was exceeded my high expectations. There was a slight fault with the simulator half way through my dads Manchester-Isle Of Man flight and it was instantly compensated with a longer, more detailed second flight which he was extremelly happy about as it allowed him to perfect his take off 🙂

Big thank you to the whole team for making the day special. Will certainly be returning again in the near future and I will be having a go myself!!