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Cockpit Components

This page is a quick reference table to get you oriented towards the components involved in constructing a flight simulator cockpit.

Yoke Throttle Rudder Switch Panels HOTAS Device config Instruments Head Tracking Voice Control
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Go here to find all the information in the Flight Sim Museum on cockpits:
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Not included here

Display systems | Motion | Sound System | Headsets

Prices

Prices are in AUD as of 2020 and given as a general indication.
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Yoke

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Logitech Flight Yoke System' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Logitech Flight Yoke System		$260 

<a href=Honeycomb Aeronautical Alpha Flight Controls' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Honeycomb Aeronautical Alpha Flight Controls		$370 

<a href=Turtle Beach VelocityOne' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Turtle Beach VelocityOne		$480Vernier throttle/mixture/prop, 4 x throttles, 10 buttons, trim wheel etc.Yoke: excessive play, not smooth when operated with one hand or when using roll and pitch simultaneously.
All plastic
Throttles move in a motion rig
Cirrus Cessna Desktop Yoke
Cirrus Cessna Desktop Yoke		$2,857Metal. Ball bearings on shaft
Hall effect sensors
4 switches		 
<a href=Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke		$700  
<a href=VirtualFly Yoko+' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VirtualFly Yoko+		$1271Metal
Precise		 
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Throttle Quadrant

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo Throttle Quadrant' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Honeycomb Aeronautical Bravo Throttle Quadrant		$400

 
<a href=Logitech Flight Throttle Quadrant' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Logitech Flight Throttle Quadrant		$120
3 axes
3 toggle switches		 
  

 
PFC Digital Throttle Quadrant Console
PFC Digital Throttle Quadrant Console 		$923Metal
Avail. in many throttle configurations.
Gear, flap, rudder trim		 
<a href=PFC Single Engine Throttle/Prop/Mixture Vernier Controls' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
PFC Single Engine Throttle/Prop/Mixture Vernier Controls		$852 Not stand-alone, requires connection to another PFC unit.
<a href=Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Boeing' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant Boeing		$190Autopilot controls, flaps 
<a href=VPC Sharka 50 Control Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VPC Sharka 50 Control Panel		$4104 x Digital Axis Levers
10 x Customisable RGB Push Buttons
3 x Push Buttons
7 x 2-Way Toggles
3 x 3-Way Toggles
2 x Infinite Scroll Encoder Dials (+ Push)
1 x 5-Way Mode Dial		 
<a href=WINWING Cessna 172 Throttle panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
WINWING Cessna 172 Throttle panel		 Metal
Throttle, mixture, flaps
Accurate to 172
Backlit		 
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Rudder

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Thrustmaster Pendular' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Thrustmaster Pendular		$800Metal
Adjustable angle and tension
Analogue Toe Brakes (axis)		              
PFC Cirrus Rudder Pedals
PFC Cirrus Rudder Pedals		$995Powder coated aluminium and steel
Toe brakes		 
<a href=Thrustmaster T.Flight Rudder Pedals' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Thrustmaster T.Flight Rudder Pedals		$200 (Offered as a bundle with the TCA Yoke and Throttle for $769 from Gamesmen)
Toe brakes		Good for the money.Not the smoothest action
    
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Switch Panels

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Elgato Stream Deck XL' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Elgato Stream Deck XL		$400Plastic
Each key is a screen
Runs key presses & macros
Infinite nesting		 
<a href=Logitech Flight Switch Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Logitech Flight Switch Panel		$150Plastic
Electrics
Gear		 
<a href=Logitech Flight Multi Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Logitech Flight Multi Panel		$180Plastic
Trim
Flaps
Autopilot		 
<a href=Logitech Flight Radio Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Logitech Flight Radio Panel		$230Plastic
LED x 4
COM1/2, NAV1/2, DME, ADF, XPDR 		 
<a href=VirtualFly Switcho' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VirtualFly Switcho		   
<a href=VirtualFly Switcho Radio' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VirtualFly Switcho Radio		$1,300Radio
Autopilot		 
<a href=VPC Control Panel #1' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VPC Control Panel #1		$380Metal
12 x Customisable RGB Momentary Buttons
6 x Momentary Toggle Switches
2 x Latched Toggle Switches
2 x Flip Cover Toggle Switches
3 x Encoder Dials (+ Push)
2 x Axis Dials		 
<a href=VPC Control Panel #2' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VPC Control Panel #2		$400Metal
Landing Gear Lever
6 x Momentary Toggle Switches
2 x Latched Toggle Switches
2 x Flip Cover Toggle Switches
10 x Customisable RGB Momentary Buttons
3 x Encoder Dials (+ Push)		 
<a href=VPC Sharka 50 Control Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
VPC Sharka 50 Control Panel		$410Metal
4 x Digital Axis Levers
10 x Customisable RGB Push Buttons
3 x Push Buttons
7 x 2-Way Toggles
3 x 3-Way Toggles
2 x Infinite Scroll Encoder Dials (+ Push)
1 x 5-Way Mode Dial		 
<a href=WINWING Cessna 172 Switch Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
WINWING Cessna 172 Switch Panel		POAMetal
Accurate to 172
Backlit		 
<a href=WINWING Takeoff Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
WINWING Takeoff Panel		$204Metal
Switches are good quality
Gear, Flaps, Parking Brake
2 axes: use for Trim / Throttle / Mixture / Pitch ?
4 toggle switches: use for Electric, lights?		 
<a href=WINWING Combat Ready Panel' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
WINWING Combat Ready Panel		$204Metal
Good quality switches
Rotary encoders with push-to-switch for COMM1 and COMM2
HDG and CRS toggle
Other swiches more ordnance oriented
Adjustable illumination		 
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HOTAS

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Thrustmaster Warthog' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Thrustmaster Warthog		$800Metal, mostly
Many toggle switches, axes, hats. Fully programmable.		Left to right slackness on throttle grips. Doesn't affect tracking.
<a href=WINWING HOTAS Orion 2' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
WINWING HOTAS Orion 2		$714Metal
 
    
    
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Instruments

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Air Manager by Sim Innovations' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Air Manager by Sim Innovations		 1,000 instruments
Runs on networked PC and Android
Can be totally customised with lua		 
<a href=Sim Dashboard by Stryder IT' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Sim Dashboard by Stryder IT		 GUI for limited customisation of instruments
Can display a range of sim vars		 
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Device Config

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Simulation Panel Advanced Drivers: neXt Generation' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Simulation Panel Advanced Drivers: neXt Generation		 SPAD.neXt was started as a replacement software for Saitek (now Logitech) panels. Now many other hardware devices are supported. 
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Head Tracking

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Naturalpoint TrackIR' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Naturalpoint TrackIR		$400The most long established head tracking system
sensors		Interference from ambient light
    
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Voice Control

Item~ cost AUDProsCons
<a href=Voice Attack Voice Attack software' class='w3-image' style='width:100%'>
Voice Attack Voice Attack software		 Global commands
Macros
Flawless voice communication with the ATC in your sim and to control any aspect of the aircraft.		 
    
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