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Virtual Jet Centre flies high

CELEBRATIONS are underway at Devon’s award-winning Virtual Jet Centre after staff received their 250th five star review on online travel review site tripadvisor.

The centre offers members of the public the chance to experience the feeling of actually flying in their bespoke simulator, taught by real pilots.

Captain Andy Wilkins, who founded the centre and built the 737-800...

World's first Virtual Jet training programme takes off

The world’s first team training programme using aviation techniques and including unique psychological management and performance skills has been launched in Devon.

The course is aimed at businesses who want to develop their teams and is run by fully-qualified, experienced, pilots working with ex Team-GB rower and lifestyle coach Ben Tipney.

“We are the only people in the...

Young carers fly high

Eight young carers were given a free ride at the award-winning Virtual Jet Centre today to give them a boost and at the same time give them a break from their responsibilities at home.

The young adults have all been taking time out of their own lives to care for others.

Staff at the state-of-the-art Virtual Jet Centre showed them how to land aircraft, talked them through cabin...

High flyers Virtual Jet Centre win Most Innovative Business Award

Staff at the Virtual Jet Centre are flying high after winning the Most Innovative Company Award at The Herald Express’ prestigious business awards. The organisation beat off competition from 150 other companies to scoop the award at the event at Torbay’s Riviera Centre. Virtual Jet Centre founder Andy Wilkins, a pilot with 20 years’ experience, said he was delighted: “I was amazed, very...