joshuamarius

I'm guessing you will be aiming for a 172 with the 6 pack and other instruments? Most of the ones I have been in now have the G1000 Glass Cockpit.

For the older type, you may see a 430 paired up with a 530, and a Bendix or GTX 330 Transponder. The GNS 530 is for Coms and Navigation only: Review: https://static.garmin.com/pumac/GNS530_QuickReferenceGuide.pdf and https://static.garmin.com/pumac/GNS530_PilotsGuide.pdf

Some good sources for 172 Projects:

https://cessna172sim.allanglen.com/docs/avionics/

https://realsimgear.com/collections/gps-units

https://www.propwashsim.com/store/p/pws530-gns530

https://flightsimbuilder.com/products/gns-530-fs2020-campatable

Avionics Simulators from Garmin: https://www8.garmin.com/include/SimulatorPopup.html

You could also use a small Touchscreen LCD and run software such as: https://reality-xp.com/flightsim/gns530/index.html

Good luck with your build, and remember to have fun!

One of my previous videos reviewed Switches and Pushbuttons with LEDs, now we add Encoders with LEDs:

Here we review LCDs of different shapes and sizes which we can use to display instruments or Gauges:

Check out these great Hardware Add-Ons for Honeycomb, Logitech and Velocity One. Many planes and accessories available such as Flaps Levers, Throttle Levers, fully functional TO/GA buttons, fuel mixture, spoilers and much more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYbeEjY1dPQ

Quick tutorial on how to create a Garmin G5 and limited/smaller G1000 PFDs by using your Saitek / Logitech Flight Instrument Panels (FIPs).

In this video I show you a very easy and effective way to add a Dual Rotary Encoder with a Push button to any flight simulator (Flight Simulator X, 2020, Prepar3d or X-Plane). Very few components are required but this project is also very budget friendly, and can be easy to complete with very little experience.

Building a Citation Mustang cockpit, and I received these awesome and very realistic manufactured panels and switches. They have also launched their new G1000 units and I will be ordering them as well.

I have posted a review here:

Enjoy!