Apparatus and method for the conversion of a three crew member aircraft cockpit to a two crew member aircraft cockpit

摘要

Apparatus and a method are provided for converting a three pilot aircraft cockpit to a two pilot aircraft cockpit including relocating, without change, some control instruments from their existing positions to new instrument panels within reach of the remaining two crew members, the captain or pilot and first officer or copilot, modifying other control instruments for pilot workload reduction, and including the addition of a monitoring means to the cockpit for providing visual caution indicators responsive to caution indicators among the repositioned control instruments that are not within direct sight of the remaining two crew members.