Our Nov 2011 outing to Farnborough Air Sciences Trust was excellent with lots of us planning to go back…there was so much to see. Our hosts started with a quick talk about the history of the centre and the first manned, powered, sustained flight in the UK by Samuel F Cody. The video of less successful attempts at flying was great fun. After refreshments we then had the talk and demonstration of the replica Cody flyer before splitting into groups and trying the Cody flight simulator, visiting the air raid shelter, the wind-tunnel, the Trident cockpit (manned on the day by an ex-pilot of that very plane!) and lots more. Thanks to all at FAST for a great day.
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If you were inspired by flight and fancy having a go, here’s a review of various free flight simulator software packages.
