Cockpit Set Rental
Airplane Cockpit Sets for Film, Television & Commercial Production
Looking for an airplane cockpit set for your production?
Aero Mock-Ups provides camera-ready cockpit and flight deck sets for feature films, television, commercials, music videos, photography and other productions.
Choose from commercial airliner, private jet and other aircraft cockpit sets designed to give filmmakers the authentic look of a working flight deck with the access and control of a production set.
Whether you need a cockpit for a single pilot close-up or a complete flight deck environment for an extended sequence, Aero Mock-Ups can help you find the right set for your production.
Commercial Airliner Cockpit Sets
Create the flight deck of a commercial passenger aircraft without the restrictions of filming inside a real airplane.
Aero Mock-Ups offers commercial airliner cockpit sets suitable for a wide range of film, television and advertising productions.
Depending on the cockpit, practical and illuminated elements can help create the detailed visual environment audiences expect from a commercial flight deck.
Use the cockpit on its own for pilot scenes, or combine it with an Aero Mock-Ups passenger cabin and other aviation equipment to create a more complete aircraft environment.
Cockpit Sets Designed for the Camera
A real aircraft cockpit is designed for pilots.
A production cockpit needs to work for pilots and cameras.
Purpose-built and modified cockpit sets give productions greater control over camera placement, lighting, crew access and the overall shooting environment.
Depending on the set, removable or accessible components can provide additional shooting positions that would be extremely difficult to achieve inside an operational aircraft.
That flexibility can help with:
- Pilot and co-pilot dialogue
- Over-the-shoulder coverage
- Instrument panel inserts
- Close-ups
- Forward-facing pilot shots
- Wider two-shot coverage
- Camera positions outside the cockpit
- Lighting access
- Action and emergency sequences
- Visual effects photography
Instead of forcing your shot into a real cockpit, choose a cockpit built around the needs of production.
Practical Controls & Illuminated Instrumentation
The details matter when the camera gets close.
A convincing cockpit needs more than a few seats and an instrument panel.
Aero Mock-Ups cockpit sets can include practical controls, switches, illuminated instrumentation and other flight deck details that give actors something believable to interact with and provide the camera with the complexity audiences expect from an aircraft cockpit.
For insert shots and close-ups, those details can make the difference between a set that simply suggests an airplane and one that feels like a working flight deck.
Create the Aircraft Your Script Calls For
Not every cockpit looks the same.
A commercial airliner, private jet and other aircraft types can have dramatically different flight decks.
The aircraft depicted in the script, period of the story and amount of cockpit visible on camera can all affect which set is appropriate.
If you aren't sure which cockpit you need, send us your reference.
Our team can help identify a cockpit set that gives your production the appropriate look.
From the Cockpit to the Cabin
Your scene doesn't have to stop at the cockpit door.
Aero Mock-Ups specializes in complete aviation environments.
Depending on your production, a cockpit can be paired with additional Aero Mock-Ups equipment, including:
- Commercial airplane cabin sets
- Private jet cabin sets
- Coach / Economy seating
- Business and First Class seating
- Aircraft doors
- Galley and service areas
- Lavatory sets
- Flight attendant stations
- Airport terminal sets
- Aviation props and set dressing
That gives productions the ability to create multiple parts of an aviation sequence while sourcing specialized aircraft equipment from one company.
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Filming an Emergency or Action Sequence?
Cockpit scenes aren't always two pilots having a quiet conversation.
Turbulence. Emergency landings. System failures. Hijackings. Severe weather. In-flight emergencies.
A controlled cockpit set gives your production the ability to create more complex sequences without the limitations of working inside an actual aircraft.
It also provides greater control over lighting, camera placement, performance, effects and continuity when a scene becomes more technically demanding.
Tell us what happens in the sequence and what the camera needs to see.
We can help determine which cockpit and configuration make sense for the scene.
Cockpit Sets in Los Angeles
Aero Mock-Ups is located in North Hollywood, California, in the heart of the Los Angeles production community.
Our extensive aviation inventory gives Los Angeles productions access to specialized cockpit sets, airplane interiors, passenger seating, airport environments and aviation set dressing from a single source.
Depending on the cockpit and needs of your production, our team can help determine the best way to incorporate the set into your shoot.
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Cockpit Sets Can Travel
Shooting outside Los Angeles?
Talk to us.
Aero Mock-Ups has experience supplying specialized aviation sets and equipment to productions shooting away from our Los Angeles facility.
Depending on the cockpit, location and requirements of the production, our team can help determine transportation, installation and technical support needs.
Whether your production is shooting across town or across the country, contact us early so we can help determine the best solution.
Aviation Experience Behind the Set
A cockpit is one place where authenticity becomes especially important.
Audiences may not know exactly what every switch does, but pilots, aviation professionals—and increasingly viewers—notice when something doesn't feel right.
Aero Mock-Ups brings decades of aviation production experience to the sets and equipment we provide.
Our team can also help productions understand the physical environment of a cockpit and determine which equipment, set dressing and configuration are appropriate for the aircraft being portrayed.
When the scene requires an additional level of aviation authenticity, talk to us.
Not Sure Which Cockpit Set You Need?
You don't need to identify the exact aircraft before contacting us.
Tell us what the script requires.
Helpful information includes:
- Commercial airliner or private aircraft
- Aircraft type, if specified
- Contemporary or period setting
- Number of pilots or actors in the cockpit
- How much of the flight deck appears on camera
- Camera positions or moves you're planning
- Whether you also need the passenger cabin
- Your shooting location
- Your production dates
- Any action, emergency or special effects requirements
Reference images are always helpful.
Our team can help identify the cockpit set and supporting aviation equipment that best fit your production.
Find the Right Cockpit Set for Your Production
From a pilot close-up to a complete commercial flight deck sequence, Aero Mock-Ups can help provide the cockpit environment your production needs.
Call (888) 662-5877 to discuss your production.