This is a small cube like room and has few chairs inside. Hmmm….wow! Here are so many gadgets and buttons to play with! The chairs are surrounded by these buttons and instruments. These look like a control to some sort of a machine.
Not only are the seats surrounded by these gadgets, so is the ceiling. I wonder who can control so many buttons at the same time! Some are just buttons while some look like levers and there are also screens to monitor.
Oh and just above these cool gadgets there is a huge glass window. Let me just climb on top of one of these seats and have a look.
Hey! This is a runway… so I must be inside the cockpit of an aeroplane! Isn’t that awesome?
What is a Cockpit?
A cockpit is the enclosed area inside an aircraft from which the pilot controls and flies the aircraft. It is also called a flight deck and is right in front of an aircraft.
The cockpit contains an instrument panel which contains electronic flight instruments and controls which enable a pilot to fly the aircraft.
Introduction to Cockpit Components
- MCP or mode control panel, a long narrow panel located in front of the pilot’s seat and used to control take-off, landing, speed, altitude and navigation.
- The PFD or primary flight display is located centrally on either side of the panel and is used to indicate digitized presentation of altitude, air speed, vertical speed and others.
- The ND or navigation display shows the route and navigation.
- The ECAM or engine crew alert system allows the pilot of monitor fuel, electrical system, cabin pressure, temperature and so on.
- The FMS or flight management system is used by pilots to enter and check speed, flight plans and navigation.
- The backup instrument is a battery operated standby instrument which is used in case of failure of main instruments.