Flight Simulators Midlands

Unlike other Flight Experience companies, we only use real machinery, not mock ups which have never trained real professional pilots. We have 2 motion simulators which no other company has at this price point.

Why Choose FSM ?
2 of our flight simulators, the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320, have motion platforms which simulate real flight. Used to train professional pilots, these simulators are as close to the real thing as you can get. Purchase a Multi-Voucher which allows you (or the recipient of a gift voucher) to pick the aircraft of your choice when booking a time and date.

Take command of one of the worlds most popular jet airliners, the Boeing 737, 747 or A320 Airbus! Take-off, cruise and land your plane, at one of over 2000 thousand airports, including Rome, Paris and New York in this amazing flight simulation experience.

The Boeing 737 and 747 were used previously by various airlines to train their crews in readiness for flying passengers all around the world. Our Airbus A320 was once a real aircraft – G-BUSF – operated by GB Airways on behalf of British Airways. We have the nose cone of that actual aircraft and have reverse engineered into a fantastic flight simulator. One of our instructors, Captain Peter Green, even used to fly this aircraft in real life. Spooky!!

After a 30 minute briefing presentation, which shows you the basics of aerodynamics, flight controls and instruments you will be using, your instructor will take you to the aircraft of your choice and away you go. You can choose to manually fly the aircraft or use the auto-pilot to make an autoland in Heathrow, New York or wherever you choose.

To get the most out of your day, choose the 90 minute experience which gives you 30 minutes briefing and a full 60 minutes in the simulator of your choice. Of course you can choose a longer flight time and fly a route. Now you are flying!

We have many budding pilots coming to see what their dreams may lead to and we are delighted to show them what may be in the future. We recently had an 11 year old who flew the A320 perfectly. Frightening!

I look forward to welcoming you on board in our new flight center at Coventry Airport. Plenty of free parking and with the Midlands Air Museum 100 meters away, why not make a day of it?

Captain Chris Rigby

60 minute Flight Experience voucher £125, 90 minute £199, multi voucher choice of simulator £125-£450. 

Boeing 737 Flight Simulator – This fantastic aircraft simulator was originally owned by Sabena Airlines of Belgium and was constructed by Atkins and Merryl in the USA. After the demise of Sabena, it was bought out and partly converted into a New Generation (NG) 737 simulator. We purchased this machine in 2012 and have since continued with the conversion process so it has a fully functional instrument and overhead panel. We regularly have current 737 captains fly this simulator and they comment on how remarkably close it is to the real thing. Our graphics are the latest from the USA and our functional software is recognised as the industry’s leading programme. A hydraulic motion option completes this remarkable machine. Similar simulators anywhere else will cost in excess of £500 / hour. 2 observer seats are available.

Airbus A320 – This is not a simulator – this is a REAL aircraft – G-BUSF – reverse engineered into a simulator and what an amazing job our engineers have done with it. Scrapped some 3 years ago, this aircrafts nose was cut off and then mounted on a pitch motion platform at Coventry Airport. Previoulsy operated by GB Airways for British Airways, some of our instructors have flown this actual aeroplane. For one it was his first ever jet flight! This simulator, like the 737, has professional ‘collimated’ displays which produce high resolution imagery for flight. It’s so realistic that sitting in it you sometimes wonder if you are in a real aeroplane. Room for up to 3 observers. Pitch motion available. A real must for you techy wannabe pilots.

Boeing 747 – This superb machine started life as an Aer Lingus 747-200 training simulator. Since its early days, it has been converted into a 400 series aircraft by the addition of the glass cockpit and all the supporting software. This simulator has an amazing cinema screen wrap around graphics to give both the flight crew and the observers the best view possible. It’s so powerful that everyone is convinced they have been moving when actually they haven’t. We often use this simulator to train aspiring British Airways pilots before their interview process, something which we have been very successful with. This is the ‘Queen of the Skies’ and is my favourite of all our simulators. Room for up to 3 observers.

 New to our fleet of simulators is a P51 Mustang WWII fighter. Amazing wraparound graphics will give you the sensation of being airborne in this iconic fighter aircraft ready to shoot down invading German bombers. It will be ready to fly this Spring and a Messerschmitt ME109 will follow shortly after.
Although the Mustang did not come into service with the RAF until January 1942 it has a historic place in WWII history being bigger and faster than the Spitfire and was the scourge of the Luftwaffe in the second part of the conflict.
So come and learn to fly the iconic P51 and take part in the defence of London during the blitz