Boeing 737 simulator experience for Stansted centenarian Ted
He later trained as a pilot with the RAF in Cambridge using Tiger Moth and Oxford aircraft. When the RAF reserve group was disbanded in 1953, he gained his civil pilot licences to continue flying. He was due to fly a real-life 1930s Tiger Moth on his birthday, but 40mph gusts grounded Ted and his team. Instead, he flew a virtual Boeing 737 out of Stansted Airport using a simulator at Andrewsfield Aerodrome. The passenger jet was first manufactured in the 1960s and is still produced today. More...
Source: dunmowbroadcast.co.uk