Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: A cockpit or flight deck is the area , usually near the front of an aircraft , from which a pilot controls the aircraft .
Simplified: A cockpit is the area , usually near the front of an aircraft , from which a pilot controls the aircraft . The cockpit is also referred to as the flight deck although that term can also refer to the flight deck on an aircraft carrier .