FLY IT BEFORE
YOU FLY IT.
A Fam-Ex session puts you in the approach, the circuit, and the taxi routes of any airport in the world, guided by a local pilot who operates there. MSFS 2024 visual fidelity. VR spatial immersion. Live expert commentary. All before you leave the ground.
NOT A BRIEFING.
AN EXPERIENCE.
Live Local Pilot Commentary
Every session is guided by a pilot who has actually flown into that airport, not a generic instructor reading from a brief. They know the visual cues, the local quirks, and the things that catch out visiting crews.
MSFS 2024 Visual Fidelity
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 delivers photorealistic terrain, accurate airport layouts, and real-world weather data. The approach you fly in the sim looks like the approach you'll fly for real.
VR Spatial Immersion
A flat screen can show you an airport. VR lets you experience it at 1:1 scale, the height of the terrain, the width of the valley, the angle of the approach. Spatial memory that transfers to the real thing.
Any Conditions, Any Time
Set the weather to match your forecast. Fly the approach in the conditions you'll actually face, not ideal training weather. Low visibility, crosswind, night, snow, all replicable on demand.
Every Airport in the World
MSFS 2024 covers every airport on the planet. Whether you're flying into a major hub or a remote mountain strip, Fam-Ex can prepare your crew for it.
Vetted, Qualified Instructors
Every Fam-Ex instructor is a current or recently active commercial pilot with genuine local knowledge of the airports they cover. No armchair experts.
1:1
VR scale
36,000+
airports covered
Live
local pilot commentary
FIVE STEPS TO
FULL FAMILIARITY.
You Tell Us the Airport
Provide the ICAO code and your planned operation, arrival, departure, or both. We match you with a local pilot who knows that airfield intimately.
We Brief the Session
Your Fam-Ex instructor reviews your aircraft type, the specific runways and approaches in use, and any known hazards or local procedures relevant to your trip.
You Fly in MSFS 2024
Strap on the VR headset and fly the actual approach, circuit, or departure in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the most accurate civilian airport simulation available.
Live Local Pilot Commentary
Throughout the session your instructor provides real-time commentary, terrain features, visual cues, local traffic patterns, gotchas, and the things that aren't in the charts.
Repeat Until Familiar
Run the approach in clear conditions, then again in low visibility. Try the missed approach. Explore the taxiways. The session ends when you're genuinely familiar, not when the clock runs out.
ANY AIRPORT.
ANY CHALLENGE.
Mountain & High-Altitude
Aspen, Innsbruck, Kathmandu, Queenstown
Short & Challenging Runways
Courchevel, Saba, Lukla, Barra
Complex Terrain Approaches
Funchal, Queenstown, Salzburg, Innsbruck
Noise-Sensitive Procedures
London City, Lugano, Cannes, Chambéry
Remote & Uncontrolled
Outback strips, Arctic airfields, Pacific island runways
Busy International Hubs
Heathrow, JFK, Dubai, complex taxi and departure flows
Don't see your destination listed? If it has an ICAO code, we can cover it.Get in touch.
BUILT FOR
BUSINESS AVIATION.
Corporate Flight Departments
Prepare your crew for any destination on the schedule, especially the challenging ones. Run a session the night before departure. No travel, no booking lead time.
Owner-Operators & Charter Pilots
Flying somewhere new? A Fam-Ex session gives you genuine familiarity with the approach, the circuit, and the local procedures before you ever file the flight plan.
Safety & Standards Officers
Add structured airport familiarisation to your SMS. Document that your crews have been prepared for high-risk destinations with a verified, repeatable process.
BOOK YOUR
FAMILIARISATION SESSION
Tell us the airport, your aircraft type, and your planned operation. We'll match you with the right local pilot and schedule your session.
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