The mobile simulator is located at the Virgin Atlantic check-in area of Terminal 3. According to a Virgin Atlantic spokesperson, the simulator will be on display through the month of October.
For AvGeeks, you'll want to stop by the display — especially if you're flying with Virgin Atlantic or Delta out of Terminal 3. Several other airlines also operate out of T3, including Emirates, most Oneworld airlines like Qantas, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines, as well as some British Airways flights.
Flight simulators are a great way to experience flying an aircraft without actually operating a flying metal tube through the skies. Often, accessing a flight simulator, which is what pilots use for training, is incredibly hard — but it can be done. Or, of course, there's the Japanese hotel with a 737 simulator inside one of its rooms. With Virgin's mobile simulator, while not a full-motion sim, it's an equally fun way to AvGeek out.
Virgin Atlantic began flying its first Airbus A350 aircraft in September, complete with its brand new Upper Class Suite.
