Fantasy Dreamliner flight offers virtual dose of reality

It was a flight of fancy.

Taking control of one of the largest commercial aircraft on the planet as it prepares to land in one of the world’s busiest airports might be the stuff of Boy’s Own fantasy… but it’s one that can quickly become a nightmare.

Yesterday, this journalist got to experience what it’s like to sit in the cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it prepares to approach London Heathrow.