VAE is your chance to access instructed flight simulation from home.

If you have ever wondered about the ‘Magic of Flight’ but have never explored this further, then Virtual Aviation Experience is your opportunity to do so.

VAE is free and offers 3 x 60 minute interactive sessions between you and your Instructor. On the course you will learn about the basics of flight, the effects of the controls of the aircraft, flying straight and level, climbing, descending, turning an aircraft safely and more!

The experience introduces students to the basics of flight, whilst also developing transferable skills such as decision making, problem solving and situational awareness, all of which are handy in life outside the cockpit as well as inside. So whether this is the beginning of a new career or a new hobby then VAE is a great place to start.

Each session delivers a 30-minute briefing with your VAE Instructor, via Microsoft Teams, for the upcoming 30-minute simulator flight, which is taken in a virtual version of our own Piper Cherokee Warrior type aircraft, in Aerobility livery, and accessed remotely from the comfort of your home.

Participants can ask questions and interact with their Instructor, who just as in a real aircraft, will be able to take and give you control as needed, to ensure you enjoy the virtual sky as much as possible.

If you are 12 years of age or greater, and living in the UK with a disability, you are eligible to apply. Simply complete the application form.

You never know where something may take you unless you give it a try. It may just change your life!