Boeing 737-800 Virtual Type Rating
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Are you ready for the ultimate challenge? Have you got what it takes to operate a Boeing 737-800 airliner from startup to shutdown, anywhere in the world?
This course will comprehensively teach you to operate the Boeing 737-800 aircraft and it's systems, enabling you to operate the aircraft without an instructor at a reduced hourly rate. This course is ideal for confident PMDG NGX pilots, private pilots and anyone else with some previous flying experience. The course contains an element of online ground school, which includes over 9 hours of video on 21 separate lessons and then 10 hours in the simulator, ending with a skills test to enable you to hire the simulator at a reduced rate. Further training may be required in addition to the 10 hours pre-paid on the course before you are ready for your skills test. This is clearly different from person to person, so your instructor will discuss this with you during your training. |
"Seeking fresh challenge and deciding it was time to conquer powered flight - and with absolutely no previous flying or simulator experience bar a brief aptitude assessment earlier in the year - I undertook the Virtual Type Rating course. My goal being able to fly ‘gate-to-gate’ between two UK airports.
I found the pre-simulator ‘Ground school’ – a series of online tutorials teaching you all about the 737-800’s systems - fascinating and well-presented. Armed with a basic grasp of the technical aspects of the aircraft, I proceeded to the simulator phase – three days of instruction conducted over five days, the intervening days providing an opportunity for consolidation and further study.
Immersive? Intense? Certainly. Much to master, be that hand flying or just comprehending the array of displays and instruments. But guided through the maze by very experienced and enthusiastic instructors. And the sense of satisfaction at the end of the course? Palpable.
Where next? Many facets to develop a greater understanding of. Bitten by the flying bug, I’ll be back in the simulator shortly to build on what I’ve learnt so far. True mastery beckons!"
Ken R
I found the pre-simulator ‘Ground school’ – a series of online tutorials teaching you all about the 737-800’s systems - fascinating and well-presented. Armed with a basic grasp of the technical aspects of the aircraft, I proceeded to the simulator phase – three days of instruction conducted over five days, the intervening days providing an opportunity for consolidation and further study.
Immersive? Intense? Certainly. Much to master, be that hand flying or just comprehending the array of displays and instruments. But guided through the maze by very experienced and enthusiastic instructors. And the sense of satisfaction at the end of the course? Palpable.
Where next? Many facets to develop a greater understanding of. Bitten by the flying bug, I’ll be back in the simulator shortly to build on what I’ve learnt so far. True mastery beckons!"
Ken R
