It's like that scene in "Airplane!" when he sits in the pilot's seat.

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Those covers are called molly-guards, btw.

I actually recognize some of the equipment. There's an inertial navigation head and some intercom/communications gear.

BadRoad said:

It's like that scene in "Airplane!" when he sits in the pilot's seat.

That was a real airplane control panel they used for that scene.