Drzewiecki Design archive

Home Cockpit Gallery

Photographs and video documenting the completed simulator, its flight deck and the evolution from Version 1 to Version 2.

Built 2005–2009 · operated until 2011

A preserved project record

The Drzewiecki Design Home Cockpit project began in 2005. Its first complete version was finished in December 2007, followed by a substantial rebuild completed in January 2009. The cockpit remained intact and operational until 2011.

See the full construction history or review the period technical specification. Additional historical videos remain available on the Drzewiecki Design YouTube channel.

Exterior and charts

The enclosed cabin and selected charts used with the simulator.

Exterior view of the home cockpit

Home cockpit cabin exterior

Aviation charts used with the home cockpit

Interior: cold and dark

The completed cockpit with its displays and panel lighting switched off.

Cold-and-dark cockpit interior

Instrument panel with displays off

Overhead and main panel with lighting off

Panel details

Instrument displays, controls, avionics modules and cockpit fittings.

Home cockpit panel detail 1

Home cockpit panel detail 2

Home cockpit panel detail 3

Home cockpit panel detail 4

Home cockpit panel detail 5

Home cockpit panel detail 6

In-flight photographs

The cockpit in operation during simulator flights.

Home cockpit in flight 1

Home cockpit in flight 2

Home cockpit in flight 3

Home cockpit in flight 4

Home cockpit in flight 5

Home cockpit in flight 6

Home cockpit in flight 7

Home cockpit in flight 8

Home cockpit in flight 9

Home cockpit in flight 10

Home cockpit in flight 11

Home cockpit in flight 12

Home cockpit in flight 13

Home cockpit in flight 14

Home cockpit in flight 15

Construction timeline

A visual comparison of the cockpit between 2006/2007 and 2009.

Home cockpit construction timeline, part 1 — Timeline - part 1

Home cockpit construction timeline, part 2 — Timeline - part 2

Home cockpit construction timeline, part 3 — Timeline - part 3