Hmm, should I set up a business do you think?
I mean why stop at forked yokes with dragons heads? We could have throttles carved with mermaids sticking out from the roof, with the interior painted to match, naturally. And flames or waves coming out from the compass and other instruments, depending on whether you prefer a firey or watery theme. Interesting things could happen to the altimeter as you climb - pictures of snowy mountains perhaps. If you land at an airfield below sea level...well, let's see...pictures of Atlantis comes to mind. Would all this be distracting, you ask. But a C150 or 152 is so easy to fly isn't it? Don't want you all to get bored now. This would keep up the interest when you're trying to land your boring Cessna in a 20kt crosswind at an airfield at 2000ft with a sheer drop at both ends.
As for helicopters...
But I'll leave that to someone else who's having a boring day at work.
