The Airways Experience

Mix with the big boys!

If you've ever wondered what it's like to fly in Class A Airspace at higher altitudes (typically around 8000ft otherwise known as Flight Level 80), then now is your chance.

Not only that, but you'll do it in a complex aircraft (variable pitch propeller, retractable undercarriage), using the appropriate IFR navigation equipment.

You'll see IFR flight planning at first hand, and be briefed accordingly (for about one hour) for the flight and the aircraft.

With hands-on experience, under the watchful guidance of your instructor (yes you can log this time as PU/T), you'll take-off and fly the aircraft to join airways, making use of the autopilot.

From there, an arrival and approach to Single Pilot IR Minimums will be shown (down to approximately 200ft on instruments), before a Missed Approach takes place with VFR recovery to land.

You'll have plenty of opportunity during the one hour five minute flight to get a feel for what this type of flying is like!

See below for further information.

The Experience Content

We have produced an experience that matches your current ability - whether a student PPL, or a fuly fledged one. wecan even take non-pilots so they can see what it looks like "up front" on an approach into a commercial airport.

• Long Briefing
  • IFR Flight Planning
  • Initial Clearance Organisation
• Departure
  • Introduction to complex type
  • VFR Departure
  • Airways Join
• Flying Airways (IFR)
  • R/T
  • Autopilot
  • Clearances
• Instrument Arrival/Approach
  • Procedure Planning
  • Approach to Single Pilot IR Minimums
  • Missed Approach
• VFR Recovery
  • Complex type familiarisation
  • VFR Arrival and landing