He's had all the practice (on his Xbox), he knows all the lingo (he thinks) but it was time, time for Dave to really fly.

His prized possession since Christmas has been a real-time flight simulator, and he's gone all in on the world of aviation. But there's only one way to really put your skills to the test, and that's to take a lesson from some of Ireland's top experts.

The gang at the Irish Air Corp got in touch, and very kindly, offered Dave a once in a lifetime chance to head out to their base, and have a go at the flight simulator they use to train their pilots.

We're not going to say too much about how Dave fared but he did get an 'A' for effort!

You can catch the craic by clicking play above and head to TodayFM's Instagram to have a look behind the scenes.