Modular flight sim panels. Laid out your way.
Summit Simulators is a modular cockpit system. Choose left and right panel layouts, pick a gauge cluster for the way you fly, then decide which module goes in which bay. Rearrange it, upgrade it or switch aircraft later on the same frame.
Lay out your panel
Pick a pilot panel, a gauge cluster and a right panel, then click any bay to choose the module that goes there. Change any of it later; it's the same frame.
Select a bay on the panel, or use the list below.
01 Pilot panel
02 Gauge cluster
03 Right panel
04 Modules
Layouts shown are representative. Frame, gauge cluster and partner hardware are quoted with your build. Estimated prices are marked.
Three layers you choose, one frame
Every Summit simulator is built from the same three layers. Change one without touching the others, which is how a basic trainer becomes an IFR panel or a twin without starting over.
Left & right panel layouts
The pilot panel and right panel are separate pieces. Choose the bay layout for each side: radio stack, GPS stack, glass MFD or extra switch rows.
Gauge clusters
Swappable cluster plates set the instruments: VFR six-pack, IFR cluster, full IFR or twin, or a glass PFD. Swap the plate to change aircraft.
Modules, placed where you want
Every switch, selector and avionics head is its own USB module on a standard faceplate. Put each one in any bay it fits, in the order your aircraft uses.
SummitBridge ties it together
SummitBridge finds every module wherever it's mounted and keeps it in two-way sync with X-Plane 12. Move a module and nothing needs rewiring.
From a flexible system to a standard BATD layout
Because every part is modular, we can choose one standard arrangement of these same panels, clusters and modules, and document it.
That standard Cessna 172 and 182 layout is what we're developing to build and submit as an affordable Basic Aviation Training Device configuration. The physical controls a BATD calls for, from master and magnetos to flaps, transponder and timer, are already modules in the system.
Current status: the standard layout is in development. No Summit simulator is an FAA-approved training device today, and time in one can't be logged toward certificates or currency.
- ✓Master, alternator & avionicsMaster & Avionics
- ✓Magnetos & starterStarter panel
- ✓Fuel pump, lights, pitot heatElectrical & Lighting
- ✓Fuel selectorFuel Control
- ✓Wing flapsFlap Selector
- ✓Transponder with code displayTransponder
- ✓Clock / timerFlight Timer
- ✓Navigation radiosADF · Radio
BATD-related controls and the module planned for each in the standard layout.
Modules
Each module is a self-contained USB device with its own ID and firmware version, sized to fit the panel bays.
Master & Avionics Panel
Ignition, split battery/alternator master, and dual avionics bus switches in one panel.
Electrical & Lighting Switch Panel
Nine labeled toggles for fuel pump, lights, pitot heat and accessories, plus alternate static air.
Wing Flap Selector — Cessna Style
Four-position flap lever with UP / 10° / 20° / FULL detents.
Autopilot Panel — S-TEC Style
HDG / NAV / APR / REV / ALT / VS mode panel with VS selector and display.
Fuel Control Panel
LEFT / BOTH / RIGHT tank selector with a push-pull fuel shutoff.
Transponder Panel — Trig TT21 Style
Transponder with live code display, encoder tuning and two-way X-Plane sync.
Change the panel, not the simulator
A traditional training device is one fixed box. A Summit simulator is a set of parts you can rearrange, which also keeps the cost of a standard training configuration down.
| Traditional training device | Summit Simulators | |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | Fixed at purchase | Choose panels, cluster and module placement |
| Aircraft | One configuration | Swap the gauge cluster and modules |
| Upgrades | Replace the device | Add or move a module |
| Repairs | Factory service | Swap the affected module |
| Simulation | Proprietary software | X-Plane 12 + SummitBridge |
| Roadmap | Vendor-controlled | Open roadmap; DIY builders welcome |
Have a layout in mind?
Send us your configuration, or the aircraft you fly, and we'll come back with a panel layout and a quote.