VA was recommended to me by a Captain of Ryanair who had his sim prep almost 10 years ago. I had two sim prep sessions for Ryanair, the first in November and the second in March just before my interview. The first interaction with VA was by email and I was impressed by the professionalism and immediate response of the staff. The first sim prep that I had was with Bob (a Captain from Ryanair) and the second with Mark Linney. I was amazed by the high level of training and professionalism. Also, I was impressed with the hight level of knowledge and flying experience of the Captains. I will strongly recommend VA for any step in a pilot career.

Stylianos Christodoulou

I highly recommend VA for anyone with an upcoming airline sim assessment. I was highly impressed by their excellent customer service, especially for organising my session at a very short-notice. They even recommended affordable accommodation a few minutes from the premises which made the experience stress-free. My instructor was a highly experienced Line Training Captain who has worked on short and long-haul operations with loads of experience on type, and he made sure that the session was tailored to my needs. The premises are very welcoming and the simulator worked like the real aircraft.

Jonathan Ciantar Pisani

As an experienced pilot I booked a refresher session to prepare myself for an airline selection process after not having flown for a while. The instructor fully understood my needs, tailored the session to exactly what I needed and demonstrated very good instructional technique in ensuring that I got the maximum value from the session. The session made a really big difference to personal performance at the airline selection day, not only in my flying accuracy but also in my confidence and awareness of what I was doing which really helped me relax and perform successfully. The session was well worth doing and I would recommend the training event to experienced pilots seeking a refresher as well as young chaps developing their skills.

Neil Sheath

There was a miscommunication between us regarding the dates of my two 1hr slots. I actually turned up a full week early (from Blackpool). The team were so accommodating and managed to squeeze me in. Thank you so much. To put the icing on the cake... I passed my sim assessment. I'm a happy boy.

Chris Lindsay

I called VA on very short notice, to train for an assessment with Ryanair, I got a call back the same day and booked two 2hr slots. They got me very experienced instructors who contributed greatly to the fact that I passed the interview! I give them 10 out of 10 in every aspect.

Jón Steinarr Þorsteinsson

With no previous 747-400 experience and going for the British Airways simulator assessment, the decision to use VA for a familiarisation allowed me to enter the assessment with confidence and certainly less stress. I passed the assessment and thoroughly recommend using VA to anyone else in the same situation!

Laurie

Pre return to work 4hr sim session. This involved multiple airports, low visibility, engine out procedures, complex circling and visual approaches and failure management. Instructor was knowledgeable, accommodating, efficient and personable. The booking process was well handled in a proactive and friendly way by personable staff and information was transmitted promptly. All in all, a good experience. I wholly recommend VA.

Morris

My sim preparation was more than useful for the Ryanair assessment I've been through... so useful that I've received the results yesterday and I'm successful! I'm so glad to have done that with VA. You were so professional and helpful for everything. It gave me all I needed to succeed for this assessment and thanks to you, I'll begin a whole new career as a pilot... dream became reality. Thank you again for everything.

Alex

I was recommended to have a sim preparation for my upcoming interview with VA, and when I got there I understood why. The very knowledgeable and experienced instructor helped me a lot, and I'm sure that part of my success is also due to VA and their staff.

Elio Seccia

Highly recommended, high standards of training and assessment preparation. Excellent pre-flight briefing, valuable and useful advices from the sim instructor. Fantastic structure of the lesson and great atmosphere.

Karolina Borkowska

I was very impressed with the whole experience and strongly recommend VA to anyone looking for pre-assessment training. My instructor was a current training captain for the airline that I had an assessment with and I couldn't have asked for a better insight as to what to expect. Brilliant experience and I'm really glad I booked in a session.

Jon

This was one of the best sim sessions I have ever had! It was a very professional, friendly and informative service that will prepare you for any interview. I passed my Jet2 pilot apprentice simulator assessment and it is all thanks to the team at VA!

Jason W

I completed a 2 hour session in the B737-800 sim with VA at Cambridge Airport. Currently, I serve as a Captain with a major low cost airline and decided to book some sim time in advance of an upcoming assessment in China. I was amazed at how realistic the sim was. The visuals were excellent and the control feel/response was much better than I'm used to in a full-flight sim. The database stored all the airport and nav data required for the detail, and my instructor was first class. He prepared well for the session and the sim provided the perfect platform for practicing raw-data and hand flying skills, which is rarely performed on the line. I would definitely recommend VA at Cambridge, no matter what the requirements.

Frank A

In the space of one hour I learnt a huge amount about handling the Airbus A320 and I am now a lot more confident regarding my upcoming simulator assessment. I like to thank my instructor for his valuable advice.

Chris S

The preparation with VA really benefited me for my assessment. My instructor was very helpful, friendly and insightful. I was very relaxed and quietly confident for my Ryanair assessment as a result from my 2 hour session. I would have no hesitation in recommending VA to anyone.

Bryan M

I found this experience VERY helpful. As the assessment I was very confident with the airplane thanks to the hours I did with VA. The instructor has been extremely helpful, I remain impressed from his professionalism. Thanks to VA I got the job!

Marco T

Extremely useful simulator experience which proved invaluable during my airline assessment, which I subsequently passed and received a job offer. Many thanks.

Matthew Wright

My instructor was excellent. Highly knowledgeable and ran a very thorough, extensive and relaxed session. Gave me the confidence for my job interview sim check, and I got the job.

Stephen M

The preparation I received was immensely useful and I felt much more confident on the assessment day. The profiles we practised were very similar and in fact harder, I think! Thank you so much.

Paul S

What more can I say apart from that I feel a lot more confident and ready to get the job. A massive thank you to the VA office staff and my instructor.

Kaiser A

I have a Ryanair assessment soon and had two2preparation sessions with VA. This was the right choice, the instructors helped me meet the Ryanair assessment requirements. Overall, great service.

Atte K

Well organised and well-structured simulator session; in preparation for an airline interview. Very knowledgable instructor who gave me some useful tips and sensible feedback throughout the session. A valuable confidence booster before the big day. Thank you.

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I was extremely happy with the service I received from VA. My instructor did a great job in preparing me for my upcoming assessment. I would certainly recommend VA's services!

Ross Colman

Top quality preparation, I would highly recommend to anyone before going to an assessment. Helped me be successful.

Harry

Nicest bunch of folk I've met in aviation!

Paul M