AlphaTech is coming to the UK's biggest flight sim show
We're exhibiting at FSimUK 2026 at Aerospace Bristol - home of Concorde. Come meet the team at our stand, learn about our Belfast-based A320 simulator training, and join our workshop on how flight simulation directly develops the Pilot Core Competencies airlines actually assess.
Meet the AlphaTech team
Our simulator stays in Belfast, but we're bringing the team to Bristol. Come say hello, learn about our A320 training programmes, and find out how to get flying with us - whether that's assessment prep, AlphaPilotAPS, or your first flight deck experience.
Meet the instructors
Airline-experienced pilots who coach assessment preparation and AlphaPilotAPS cadets daily - come pick their brains.
Discover our Belfast sim
See what our A320 simulator is all about and book a session to come and fly it with us in Northern Ireland.
Explore AlphaPilotAPS
Find out about our subscription-based training pathway from cadet to Captain - and how to join.
Pilot Core Competency - and how flight simulation can directly develop it
Across both days we're running an open workshop exploring the competencies airlines actually assess - and proving, with evidence from our AlphaPilotAPS programme, that structured flight simulation develops them directly.
What are Pilot Core Competencies?
The ICAO framework and why airlines now assess competencies, not manoeuvres.
How simulation develops them - directly
From workload management to CRM - why a structured sim environment beats home flying.
The AlphaPilotAPS evidence
Real cadet progression data, module mapping and airline outcomes.
Your questions
Open discussion for hobbyists, students and aspiring airline pilots alike.
Workshop times to be confirmed - check back or speak to us at the stand.
The eight Pilot Core Competencies
Airlines don't assess whether you can fly a profile you've memorised. They assess whether you can think, communicate and lead. Here are the competencies our simulation training develops - every single session.
Application of Knowledge
Turning theory into decisions in real time - the foundation every airline looks for.
Communication & Teamwork
Multi-crew cooperation, standard calls and CRM that holds up under pressure.
Leadership & Followership
Knowing when to take charge and when to support - both equally vital on the flight deck.
Workload Management
Staying ahead of the aircraft instead of chasing it, even when the scenario degrades.
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Structured, defensible decisions - not guesses - when the profile throws something new.
Aircraft Handling & Automation
Raw data skills and automation management that examiners actually want to see.
Situational Awareness
Building and maintaining the big picture - the thread that runs through every other competency.
Managing Workload & Fatigue
Prioritising tasks and protecting capacity when the pressure ramps up.
We don't just believe it - we can prove it
AlphaPilotAPS is our living evidence base. It's a subscription-based training programme where real cadets develop real Pilot Core Competencies on a true A320 platform - with structured progression that mirrors an airline career.
Cadets progressing through real ranks
From cadet to First Officer to Captain within AlphaPilotAPS - mirroring an actual airline career path.
Competencies, not profiles
Our pilots are prepared for scenarios they've never seen - because they're coached to think, not memorise.
Documented development
Every module maps directly to Pilot Core Competencies airlines assess - there's a paper trail.
Real airline outcomes
Pilots we've coached have gone on to join airlines across the UK and Ireland.
See you at Aerospace Bristol
10-11 October 2026. Come fly the A320, meet the team, and decide for yourself whether structured simulation develops real pilots.