Hello everyone.I managed to have a go in a 738 Level D sim today at CTC training centre in Nursling, Southampton. It was my first experience in a simulator of this fidelity and it was the most intense experience of my life so far. I have taken a few pics to share with you, but i'm sorry about the blurryness, they were taken on a phone as we did not have a proper camera with us (didnt think they would allow pictures!). I also flew an A320 sim which was pretty awesome too, it was really amazing to actually feel how fly by wire responds and jeez is that sidestick sensitive!I am submitting my application to CTC this month so with a bit of hope I may be starting my training towards my dream job next year!Hope you enjoy the pics.

Cool! Thanks for sharing. Hope you get in.

Hey Sam, never thought there's a simulator near my place (well not that near, but still in SO16 area). Is it open to public?Muzammil

Hi Muzammil, no its not unfortunately, you have to give them atleast 8k for a typerating first However, you should check out this site http://www.virtualaviation.co.uk who offer time in full motion sims and I believe they might have one at Southampton airport!

Hi Muzammil, no its not unfortunately, you have to give them atleast 8k for a typerating first However, you should check out this site http://www.virtualaviation.co.uk who offer time in full motion sims and I believe they might have one at Southampton airport!

British airways open there Level-D sims to the public for a very good price, also if your looking for a MD11 Sim I would definitely recommend Lufthansa Cargo but thats in Germany, however it's so cheap it's worth paying for the ticket to fly from London for the day.Regards

if your looking for a MD11 Sim I would definitely recommend Lufthansa Cargo but thats in Germany, however it's so cheap it's worth paying for the ticket to fly from London for the day.

How would one go about arranging that?

I flew the 777-200 full motion sim back in 2000 with virtual aviation was an amazing experience. Then last November a friend of mine invited me to go on 747-400 sim. He paid for an hour, but we ended up almost having 3 as it wasn't booked for a while after. That was done through www.ebaft.com and for a lot less too :)

Cool thanks for sharing the the pics with us Sam. I've always wanted to have a go in a full motion sim but i can't really afford it right now!!

How would one go about arranging that?

http://www.protoura.com/-proflight-e/2-planes/types.php?navanchor=1010000They even have the A380 now :)

Amazing... I would love to have simulator like this one in my bedroom. If I win in lottery, I'll get one! :(

That is really cool. I really wish I could do something like that.I recently flew a V22 simulator at Bell...and I must tell you. It's one different airplane/heli to fly.

http://www.protoura....vanchor=1010000They even have the A380 now :)

Cheers :) And those prices aren't that bad either!

http://www.protoura....vanchor=1010000They even have the A380 now :)

Thats great Rob, very good prices and a chance to take a real flight first to get there! Thanks for sharing that info.

Hey, thanks for the report. I believe originally I should've done training on that very device... didn't work out unfortunately so I did somewhere else. Still great to see what it would've been like to be there, everything looks very clean and shiny. Nice! :(

Hey, thanks for the report. I believe I should've done training on that very device... didn't work out unfortunately so I did somewhere else. Still great to see, everything looks very clean and shiny. Nice! :(

No problem! Yeah the 738 was very pristine, but the A320 was definately a lot more run down, but that is expected since 90% of CTC cadets are trained on the A319/A320!