An aircraft hybrid cockpit control panel architecture comprising: a plurality of pilot operating devices mounted in aircraft cockpit control panels, the plurality of pilot operating devices providing electrical control variable signals configured to control a corresponding plurality of aircraft components; a digital signal processing block configured to receive and configured to process the electrical control variable signals into operating status signals; where the digital signal processing block comprises an input/output interface and a digital signal processor, the input/output interface comprising a digital input interface, an analog input interface and a digital output interface, the digital input interface and the analog input interface being configured to receive the electrical control variable signals from the plurality of pilot operating devices, the digital signal processor being configured to process the electrical control variable signals into a first digital operating status signal and a second digital operating status signal indicative of a present status of at least one pilot operating device of the plurality of pilot operating devices, the digital output interface being configured to transfer the second digital operating status signal to an annunciation device of the aircraft cockpit control panels, where the digital signal processing block further includes a communication bus interface, the communication bus interface comprising a transceiver which is configured to transfer the first digital operating status signal to a communication bus that carries the first digital operating status signal to an aircraft control device, where the digital signal processing block further comprises a start-up memory configured to store a sequence of aircraft component control instructions to be transmitted to the aircraft control device via the communication bus interface upon actuation of one of the pilot operating devices. a plurality of pilot operating devices mounted in aircraft cockpit control panels, the plurality of pilot operating devices providing electrical control variable signals configured to control a corresponding plurality of aircraft components; a digital signal processing block configured to receive and configured to process the electrical control variable signals into operating status signals; where the digital signal processing block comprises an input/output interface and a digital signal processor, the input/output interface comprising a digital input interface, an analog input interface and a digital output interface, the digital input interface and the analog input interface being configured to receive the electrical control variable signals from the plurality of pilot operating devices, the digital signal processor being configured to process the electrical control variable signals into a first digital operating status signal and a second digital operating status signal indicative of a present status of at least one pilot operating device of the plurality of pilot operating devices, the digital output interface being configured to transfer the second digital operating status signal to an annunciation device of the aircraft cockpit control panels, where the digital signal processing block further includes a communication bus interface, the communication bus interface comprising a transceiver which is configured to transfer the first digital operating status signal to a communication bus that carries the first digital operating status signal to an aircraft control device, where the digital signal processing block further comprises a start-up memory configured to store a sequence of aircraft component control instructions to be transmitted to the aircraft control device via the communication bus interface upon actuation of one of the pilot operating devices.