Lancaster Bomber Simulator Experience | Brighton City Airport

Overview

Why buy from us?

Take to the (virtual) skies with this Lancaster Bomber Flying Experience based at Shoreham Airport near Brighton. With no age or weight restrictions this experience is suitable for aviation lovers young and old! During your experience you will receive a 30 min session flying. With 1:1 tuition from an experienced simulator instructor, you will test your flying skills, performing manoeuvres like low flying over the Severn Bridge. You will have a genuine Lancaster headset in allowing you to speak with your instructor throughout the flight. With the realistic sounds and visuals the experience is immersive and you’ll feel like you are actually in the air.

Overview

Fly an Avro Lancaster bomber simulator
Based at a flying club at Brighton City Airport
Get a feel for what it was like as WWII bomber pilot
One 30 minute session

Itinerary

Flight simulator experience in a replica Lancaster Bomber cockpit
Welcome, introduction and briefing
Learn about the history of the Lancaster Bomber
1:1 tuition from your experienced simulator instructor
Introduction to the cockpit layout and controls
Genuine Lancaster headset enabling communication with your instructor
Realistic sound and visuals
Lancaster Bomber Experience
30 minute session in the simulator
Take off and fly the Lancaster under the guidance of the simulator instructor
Test your skills by flying under the Severn Bridge and return back to try your hand at landing
Allow approximately one hour on site for this experience
This is a fixed base simulator and does not move
The simulator is located within an active hangar. All persons must be escorted when airside or in the hangar to comply with security and health and safety requirements

Suitability

No age or weight restrictions
Under 16s must be accompanied on site by an adult
One spectator may accompany you to observe your session

Availability

Simulator sessions take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the year, subject to availability
Morning and afternoon sessions are generally available

Our ethos is that your 'experience' should begin from the moment you first browse the site and we can deliver this because of:

A Personal Service - once you buy a voucher you are not then left to book the experience yourself. We handle your booking from A-Z, not only providing online dates but also dealing with the supplier to secure your date. Even after you have had your experience, we will ask you for a review of the event to ensure everything went ok.
Knowledge - Our core staff have been working in the industry since 2004 and have all the experience necessary to deliver the experience that is perfect for you.
Honesty - Each venue and provider has been vetted by us and reviewed by our customers meaning we can give you honest, unbiased advice about what you are ordering.
Contact - We have 3 lines of communication; phone, chat and email and our customer service centre is open 6 days a week. The average answer time for our call centre to answer is 20 seconds and we have a vast help section where you should be able to find any answer online.
Assurance - Once you have chosen a date, we will help to ensure that you get the confirmation in time for your event and if need be we will liaise with the supplier on your behalf if there is a problem.
Aftercare - After each event we invite our customers to review the venue and the provider. This valuable feedback is then used to improve our service and also made public to other customers considering the same event. As a returning customer you will be eligible for a flydays.co.uk discount code to use on your next purchase.

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