Transport category flight simulators

[mm_flynn]

For a bit of a lark I was thinking of getting some time on a transport simulator. Why?, For the experience and to answer some of those questions about how difficult it is or is not to do the basics of jet handling (obviously not any real understanding of systems/emergency procedures). From comments people have made, I think some of you have done this and I was looking for advice or comments. The places I have found so far are-
Virtual Aviation (serve doesn't seem to be there)
(http://www.virtualaviation.co.uk/)vesimulation (http://www.vesimulation.co.uk/simulator_info.htm)
real simulation (http://www.realsimulation.co.uk/flight-simulator-experience.php)
BA (http://www.ebaft.com/index1.htmL)
The BA one looks much more 'proper' (and priced accordingly) and as such is currently my favoured choice.

Are there any providers I have missed? Any personal experience with these vendors?

txs

[Tony Hirst]

I did the MCC course on a 737-200 simulator (as per the 'clockwork' 737 sims above), it was all handflown and it was a total hoot. Just basic night graphics which is irrelevant for an MCC, but may detract from what you maybe expecting.

A session goes quickly, to get the most out of it you should ensure you get a small amount of basic information up front to give you time to memorize it (basically flap/speed/power/pitch settings), otherwise you may end up a bit frustrated.

I won't spoil the fun of discovery or try and set any expectation with regard to ease or difficulty. Needless to say regardless of the age of the sim I experienced, it was very immersive, I was certainly sucked in and I'm sure you will certainly get a feel for what it is like to fly a jet airliner.

[The Grim EPR]

Try European at Bournemouth airport. Don't forget to take your passport though - you will not get to fly it if you forget! I've flown their 727 sim and it was fantastic.

http://www.eaac.co.uk/flight_training/simulators.jsp

[RatherBeFlying]

Hit the books before getting into the sim -- see http://www.utem.com/manuals.html

It's not a bad idea to familiarise yourself with the a/c using an MSFS add-on. Have a look at http://www.precisionmanuals.com/