Many friends I met through my blog here are long-time flightsim enthusiasts. Philippe Boudreault from Chibougamau, Québec, Canada is one of them. Here’s his “generic” cockpit intended to fit different aircraft.
Builder: Philippe Boudreault
Location: Canada
ICAO: CYMT, Aéroport de Chibougamau-Chapais, Canada
Project Notes:
I love Flight Simulator from a long time ago. I use to begin with Flight Simulator 95. I always dream of having a really good quality setup. That’s why I recently bought all the stuff I have.
Virtual Fly makes top quality controls (Yoke, Rudder, Throttle, Compass). I also own some Realsimgear unit (GTN750, GTN650, GFC500 autopilot). Desktop Aviator also make good quality component such as Parking Brake and Flaps lever. My Trim wheel come from Flight Velocity.
I also have a bunch of Logitech FIP on which I run a lots of FSXTimes Gauges (The gauges from Tom are a must have and they are really wonderful).
Edit: Thank you Philippe.
I have a Saitek switch panel to control lights and other stuff. My Panel is a top quality and custom one from Stay Level Avionix. I can use some real Airplane Headphone by using FSX Dual from Flightsounds.
I run all that stuff on X-Plane 11 for the moment and I use TrackIR. I use Pilot2Atc for the communications. I make my cockpit as generic as possible so I can use a lot of different aircraft.
I’m currently flying Cessna 172 and 177, Beechcraft Baron 58, Mooney Bravo and start to use Pilatus PC-12.
FS Times 
Fantastic set up Phillipe, How did you get the custom panel?
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The custom panel comes from Stay Level Avionix. https://staylevelavionix.com/
You can contact John with the hardware you already have or planning to get and he will design a custom panel for you. I just ordered a second one few weeks ago. It’s expensive but it’s good quality and the product is great.
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Fantastic, especially interested in the Virtual Fly Compass, how does that work please Philippe, is it plug and USB Play and what simulations does it work with please, genuinely interested.
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It’s pretty much plug and play via USB. I only tested it with X-Plane 11 for the moment so I can’t give advice for the other simulator but Virtual-Fly says it should work fine. There’s a little Plug-in you have to download and you have to launch each time before you start your simulator. I love it. It’s pricy but I love it. Thanks for the great word on my setup!!!
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