Zero Flight Time
The first of four programmes
Trained pilots may soon be flying a planeload of passengers having only flown that particular type of aircraft on the ground - in a simulator.
Kieran Prendiville looks into the story of this remarkable machine - and finds himself at the controls of a modern jet airliner, trying to land it, with no previous flying experience to help him.
Executive producer DAVID FILKIN Producer DANA PURVIS