Example builds

Home Cockpit Panels

Each of these is the same modular system arranged differently: a pilot panel, a gauge cluster, a right panel and the modules placed in their bays. Start from one, or lay out your own.

In development: a standard Cessna 172 and 182 layout built from these same components, which we plan to submit as an affordable BATD configuration. The configurations below are proven builds, but none of them is an FAA-approved training device. See the roadmap.

Basic Trainer

The entry point. A six-pack steam-gauge panel with real switches, radios and autopilot. Every part of it can be upgraded later.

Aircraft: Single-engine piston (C172 class)
Panel: Steam gauge
Stations: Single station

Swappable instrument plates
Logitech radio, multi and switch panels
Summit headset and parking brake panels
Desk-clamp mount, small footprint

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Dual Yoke Trainer

Two yokes, two instrument panels and a shared center stack, so an instructor and student can fly the same airplane side by side.

Aircraft: Light twin
Panel: Steam gauge, dual panel
Stations: Two stations

Instructor and student stations
Dedicated twin-engine and master panels
Gear and flap modules
Six-lever throttle quadrant

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Glass Cockpit

RealSimGear G1000 PFD and MFD with a Cessna-style switch panel. Built for pilots transitioning to glass or training in G1000 aircraft.

Aircraft: G1000-equipped singles
Panel: Glass (G1000)
Stations: Single station

RealSimGear G1000 PFD + MFD
Cessna G1000-style switch panel
FIP backup instruments
Adjustable throttle mount

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Compact Advanced Trainer

A full IFR stack in a compact frame: GNS 530 and 430, GMA 350 audio panel and GFC 500 autopilot over a six-pack.

Aircraft: IFR single
Panel: Steam gauge + IFR stack
Stations: Single station

GNS 530 + GNS 430 dual navigators
GMA 350 audio panel
GFC 500 autopilot
Compact desk footprint

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Twin Aztec Full Panel

A one-off, full-width twin flight deck: fuel, gear, cowl flaps, oxygen and a six-lever quadrant, laid out where they are in the real Aztec.

Aircraft: Piper Aztec (twin)
Panel: Custom, RealSimGear stack
Stations: Custom build

11+ custom sub-panels
RealSimGear dual-navigator stack
Six-lever twin throttle quadrant
Built from scratch to spec

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