Price Comparison of Flight Simulators for Pilots Looking to Maintain Recency
An unprecedented 2020 bought a temporary halt to many aviation careers with thousands of pilots finding themselves out of work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As flight crew, maintaining an acceptable standard of our perishable skills set is vital to ensuring our career continuity.
To support pilots wishing to maintain some exposure to the operating environment and practice CRM, manual flying and SOP application, we’ve compiled a list of companies who are offering use of their simulators for recency/currency purposes.
The prices were correct at the time of writing but may since have been updated. Any enquiries regarding the service offered should be directed at the company in question.
FFS – Full Flight Simulator
FBS – Fixed Based Simulator
Dry Hire – No instructor provided (instructor may be available at an additional cost)
Company | Simulator | Location | Price |
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Motion | FBS 737NG, Dry Hire | Gatwick | £60 P/H |
Virtual Aerospace | FBS 737-800, Dry Hire | Northampton, Shoreham | £110.00 P/H |
Virtual Aviation | FBS 737NG / A320, Dry Hire | Cambridge | £120 P/H |
AlphaTech | FBS A320, Dry Hire | Belfast & Vienna | £144 P/H |
SimTech Aviation | FBS B737-800 | Dublin | €300 P/H |
SkyBourne | B737MAX | Gloucestershire Airport | £300 P/H +VAT |
Virtual Aerospace | FFS 737-800 / A320 | Gatwick | £499.99 P/H |
Lufthansa | Various | Frankfurt | POA |
HOP | CRJ/ERJ | France | POA |
Company | Simulator | Price | Location |
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Motion | FBS 737NG, Dry Hire | £60 P/H | Gatwick |
Virtual Aerospace | FBS 737-800, Dry Hire | £110.00 P/H | Northampton, Shoreham |
Virtual Aviation | FBS 737NG / A320, Dry Hire | £120 P/H | Cambridge |
AlphaTech | FBS A320, Dry Hire | £144 P/H | Belfast & Vienna |
SimTech Aviation | FBS B737-800 | €300 P/H | Dublin |
SkyBourne | B737MAX | £300 P/H +VAT | Gloucestershire Airport |
Virtual Aerospace | FFS 737-800 / A320 | £499.99 P/H | Gatwick |
Lufthansa | Various | POA | Frankfurt |
HOP | CRJ/ERJ | POA | France |