FNG,
Thank you kindly for your post

may it be the first of many !
I to would like a beautiful woman to hold all my, erm, equipment for me while jollying around the sky too
As you rightly pointed out the various cokpit layouts both open and closed, stick or yoke, provide a host of challenging problems.
I think these reasons alone should make it an interesting area to work in.
And of course, I may need to put in a few hours to 'test' the final product
Thanks again, your thoughts are duly noted and any others, please let me know any cockpit related problems you think I could work to solve.
Yours
Buster