I want to organise an FT outing to the flight simulators some time later this year. More details here.Īs this is part of a secure area you would need a passport or other photo ID to enter. The simulators are all now at the new Engineering Base at Heathrow near Hatton Cross tube station - they used to be at Cranebank which is where we went in 2014, but they were moved last year and our 2015 visit was at the new facility. See here for the groups for the five simulators.
Once the date is confirmed and booked each person would pay their share directly to BAFT, this is likely to be around August when payment is due. Last year we had a group of seven so had two simulators split in to a group of three (who paid a little more each) and a group of four.īasically once we confirm numbers we can make a choice if we don't have a multiple of 4, although a multiple of 4 would be ideal. If we only had three people for example we would still have to pay £1,700 so the cost per person increases to £567 per person, although we would each get a bit more time at the controls.
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Please note that the prices on the BAFT website are quoted as £1,700 excluding VAT per simulator, but we have been offered them for a price of £1,700, including VAT.Īs we are charged per simulator generally a group in multiples of 4 would be ideal, with cost per person being £425. The total cost of a 4 hour session in one simulator would be £1,700, and this would give around 55-60 minutes of time per person on the controls – although we would rotate during the session so this would be split in to a number of smaller time chunks. GodAtum has tried them and did a report hereĮach simulator holds 4 people and one instructor.Some photos and videos from 2015 here, and here.Previous Trip Reports for the 747-400 Simulators No one will be forced to fly on something they don’t want though, and I would imagine the 747 is the one most want to try. This is just a suggestion, and it would be great to hear opinions. There is also the possibility of an airbus (not the A380 though) although this is a very different flying experience to the Boeings. If some want to try a different aircraft we could potentially do a 767 or 777 simulator for those who want to try something else, and a 747 simulator. There may be some scope this year to try a different simulator. We have previously used the 747-400 simulators and they have the latest virtual systems on them apparently. I am looking to organise a session at the BAFT simulators at Heathrow.