// Flight Simulation
ATI-format and custom square LCD panels for cockpit upgrade programs. 2ATI through 6ATI in production. When your simulator display goes EOL — or never had a commercial replacement — we produce the exact active area your enclosure requires.
// Finished 3ATI module — production-qualified
// The ATI Standard
ATI (Air Transport Instrument) format defines a family of square LCD panel sizes for cockpit instrumentation and flight simulation. The designation corresponds to the nominal square dimension — 2ATI through 6ATI — with active areas ranging from 45mm to over 120mm square.
No major commercial LCD manufacturer produces ATI-format panels. Standard displays are rectangular, driven by consumer electronics. Flight simulator OEMs have historically sourced ATI displays from a narrow group of specialized suppliers — most of which no longer operate or have exited the simulation market.
Tannas Display Solutions produces ATI-format displays by physically resizing commercial TFT LCD donor panels to ATI dimensions. The result is a fully functional active matrix display at ATI specifications — same electrical interface, same connector configuration as the panel it replaces. No new glass fabrication. No custom tooling NRE.
// Physical cell resizing process
// ATI module assembly — engineered in-house
// Submit your active area
No commitment. Engineering responds within 1 business day.
// Process Originator
Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. developed the LCD resizing process. TDS is his family’s company — built on that same technical foundation. That depth of process knowledge does not transfer through a datasheet.
// ATI Catalog — Common Simulator Formats
Eight ATI configurations from 2ATI through 6ATI — no custom engineering required for catalog formats. The three most common simulator formats are below. View the full ATI catalog →
60.22 × 60.22 mm · 480×480
The highest-demand simulator format. Legacy cockpit instrument retrofit and full-mission simulator programs.
82.66 × 82.66 mm · 640×640
Higher-resolution 4ATI for primary flight display and navigation panel applications.
99.40 × 99.40 mm · 960×960
High-resolution 5ATI for Level C and Level D full-mission simulator primary display units.
Also available: 2ATI · 3ATI-alt · 4ATI-alt · 5ATI-alt · 6ATI — Full ATI Format Catalog with all 8 configurations →
// Applications
// Full cockpit simulator display configuration
Primary flight, navigation, and systems displays in FAA/EASA-qualified full-motion simulators for commercial transport training.
Cockpit display systems for F-16, F/A-18, A-10, and comparable platform simulators requiring ATI-format instrumentation.
Helicopter cockpit displays in AH-64, UH-60, CH-47, and civil helicopter training simulators requiring compact square formats.
Instrument panel and procedure trainers requiring production-representative display configurations.
Drop-in replacement for displays in existing simulator enclosures where mechanical redesign is not budgeted.
ATI-format displays for avionics test benches, iron bird configurations, and systems integration labs.
// Why TDS
From a single first-article unit to full production quantities. Level D simulator programs often require 1–5 units per configuration — we support that without MOQ constraints.
Your requirement goes directly to the engineering team. No sales intermediary, no ticket queue. Feasibility confirmed within one business day.
The LCD resizing process was developed by Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. TDS carries that capability forward with the same technical rigor applied to aerospace programs since 2001.
Santa Cruz, CA. No offshore supply chain risk. FAI documentation and lot traceability standard for qualifying programs.
// Get Started
Provide your ATI format designation or active area in millimeters and program application. Engineering will confirm feasibility and provide a budgetary quote within one business day. No commitment required.
Submit Requirement — Response Within 1 Business Day