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Originally Posted by john70t

I'm not a pilot, but play one in IL2 1946(WW2 video game).
The difficult planes to fly in that sim are the dashboards with the essential guages spread out. I perfer those with altimeter, airspeed, and artificial horizon front and center.

Cockpits could benefit from a little more simplicity, and easier to read guages for good ergonimics.

There's a HUGE push to simplify the cockpit and automate systems to reduce pilot workload, therefore increasing his focus on flying the plane. Dark cockpits, increased focus on ergonomics/human factors, system automation, it's all with the goal of making flying easier and safer. Here's one of our single pilot jets (a bit simpler than a WWII fighter).



Pilatus PC-12NG interior (very nice) that was designed with help from BMW Designworks: