Invictus Cockpit SystemsViper Builder's Academy
Free course

Viper Builder's Academy

I build full-scale, 1:1 replica F-16 cockpits in my shop. This is how you build one in yours.

Start building

Enter your email and you're in. We'll send you a permanent sign-in link, and let you know when new modules land. No payment, ever.

About this course

When you start this course, you can move at your own pace. I'll be here whenever you are ready to move on to the next step. We will start with raw materials and you'll finish with a working flight simulator: structure, consoles, panels, controls, displays, lighting, electronics, wiring, interface systems. All of it is built piece by piece in front of you. No trade secrets are held back.

You'll learn how each part gets made, wired, finished, and integrated, using CNC machining, 3D printing, laser cutting and engraving, electronics fabrication, paint, and plain shop work. You'll also get the reasoning behind it: which material, which process, why that dimension, and the mistakes that cost me time and money so they don't cost you any.

Why? I sell digital files to build cockpits. I hope that some of you will buy them. But I don't require it. This course is free, and I want to bring value. So, let's get in here and build something.

Getting Started

Shop Basics

Console Panels

Instruments

Viper Builder's Academy is free, from Invictus Cockpit Systems. Join the conversation on Discord · Plans and parts at invictuscockpits.com