Flight Simulator Experience Aboard a Boeing 737 - 45 minutes
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Overview
Experience the thrill of flying the big jets with this Flight Simulator Experience Aboard a Boeing 737. For 45 minutes, you’ll be immersed in the world of flight, from take-off to landing, weather conditions, and airports – you can choose from over 24,000 worldwide airports to fly to! You can even have a lucky guest sit in the jump seat.
Whether you want to visit a holiday destination, get to grips with a challenging landing or just be guided by your experienced instructor, this authentic experience offers all the freedom and excitement of flying an iconic plane with none of the extra hassle.
- SKU
- PVAF14 SP4
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 1
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.9 (12)
What's Included
- 45 minute Boeing 737 flight simulator
- Experience the thrill of flight with a professional instructor
- Choose your airport, weather conditions and time of day
- Immerse yourself with take-off, flight and landing
- Choose a lucky friend to sit in the jump seat
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at the Gloucestershire Airport Site, you’ll be warmly welcomed by the friendly staff. You’ll kick things off with a pre-flight briefing, before heading into your Boeing 737 to take your Captain’s seat in the full sized cockpit.
You can tailor your flight exactly as you wish, with weather conditions, time of day and preferred airports all up to you. Whether a complete beginner or an aviation aficionado, you’ll be guided by a professional instructor through take-off, flight and landing, ensuring you get the most out of your experience. You can choose a lucky friend to sit in the jump seat, and two more guests can view through the cockpit door, guaranteeing that everyone can feel part of the fun.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 12. (Under 16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
- Minimum height: 4ft 8in (participants will struggle to see out of the window below this height as the simulator has authentic Boeing seats)
- Maximum height: 6ft 8in (Cheltenham only)
- Access to the simulator requires some physical dexterity, the cockpit is real size and a bit of a squeeze. You should be able to lift both legs at least 1 to 2 feet off the floor without assistance
- Wheel chair access is restricted
- This experience is not suitable for anyone with photo sensitive epilepsy
- When turning up for your experience please inform the instructor if you suffer from motion sickness. During the session the simulator can be stopped at any time
- Participants are welcome to bring up to two guests with them to join them in the cockpit to observe the experience or as many as they wish to wait in the reception area. Those in reception area will not be able to see the experience.
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary according to location
Availability
The experience runs seven days a week all year round (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve & New Years Day).
We recommend you book at least four weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available.This is only a guideline and we advise you to book as early as possible to ensure that dates are available before the expiry date listed on your voucher. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow 1 hour 15 minutes for the full experience, you will spend 45 minutes aboard the flight simulator.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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Anne
04/09/2021
Great experience.
A really interesting, and exciting 45 minutes flying a Boeing. Highly recommend it.
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Eric
29/05/2021
Enjoyable experience
Given this experience as a Christmas present..always been interested in flight...anyway the the whole booking experience was simple...the chief instructor Simon burn ham was a very colourful character who put you at ease and his instructions were very good...had several goes at landing in different locations and felt I had my money’s worth...in fact I would more than happily do this again
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Ian Cartwright
07/10/2020
Flying High
This was a truly amazing experience which was so well organised. The instructor was so helpful, encouraging and knowledgeable and made the occasion a thoroughly unforgettable time. I was able to pilot the plane into my local airport and return to simulate a landing at Bristol Airport where I had experienced some interesting landings in real life. I would thoroughly recommend this experience.
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Alex
07/09/2020
Fantastic Flight Simulation!
Christine was a very friendly and knowledgable instructor who greeted us warmly and went through everything clearly so I knew what to expect when piloting the plane through take off, flight and landing. She made it a really fun lesson and kept conversation going with a great mix of instructions and stories of past flights and experiences. If you love planes and fancy a go flying on your own (with a trustee Co-Pilot) then i'd certainly recommend SIMAIR737 to try it out.
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Lawrence
06/03/2020
Flight Simulator
Great experience Captain Simon was brilliant. Friendly and informative. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this. Also probably good for any nervous flyers! Gloucester airport is lovely only small with a great cafe too
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John
08/01/2020
45 minute Flight in a Boeing 737 simulator
A true one-of-a-kind experience in an aircraft simulator, coached by a professional pilot. I flew from Bristol to London Heathrow, through cloud and landed after it got dark. Wow - like wow! (and no, I didn't crash the plane!). The experience was fabulous. The staff at the Simulator at Gloucestershire Airport were fabulous, and I'd recommend the experience to anyone.
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Sarah
02/01/2020
16th Birthday present
Fantastic experience for my daughter’s 16th Birthday. Friendly and professional staff. Would highly recommend.
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SB
18/10/2019
Funtastic Simulator Experience
A memorable hour flying the 737 simulator from Bristol to Heathrow and then a couple of approaches at Johannesburg airport in different conditions. I have no flying experience other than as a passenger, so it was great fun to get a feel for the controls up front. Simon, the qualified instructor, was very helpful and tolerant of my cautiousness and helped make it a very enjoyable experience.
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David
15/07/2019
Wow
A fantastic experience thanks very much Matt.
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Rob Merrett
24/03/2019
Landing in Innsbruck!
I experienced a 45 minute session in a Boeing 737 simulator yesterday. It was great fun and felt extremely real. My instructor was excellent and very encouraging. He had a lot of information to get across in a limited time but he did it very clearly and, with a lot of concentration for my part, most of it stuck and I felt that I was taming the controls of an airliner. Highly recommend this experience and instructor!
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Gerry
16/12/2021
Great Fun But...
It was a lot of fun once we had ironed out a coupe of issues with the engine start system and the aircraft handling and scenery were very lifelike. However, the sensation was not all it could have been, on account of the fact that it isn't actually a FULL flight simulator. It doesn't have the hydraulically operated jack mountings that move to actual cabin to give the sensation of flying and I thought that was a pity as it would've made it much more realistic.
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Basil
08/10/2020
Really good, only minor things not quite right
The experience consisted of taking off, flying around and landing. This involved using the yoke and concentrating on the instruments. Only a very short period did it get set on auto pilot which enabled me to look outside. My instructor, Simon, handled the throttles, flaps and trim. Most of the airports I chose could not be used as the computer had been upgraded and these would have shown only as a strip, rather than an airport. Disappointingly the simulator could not display real time weather.
Locations
Locations shown shouldn't be used for route planning
South West
- Cheltenham, Gloucestershire