diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.cpp
index 97b5780ac..5370ec024 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             }
             else
             {
-                m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles--;
+                --m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles;
             }
 
             const CAircraftSituation aircraftSituation = simDataOwnAircraft.getSituation();
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.h
index 0e7535148..3743441af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fs9/simulatorfs9.h
@@ -104,11 +104,10 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             void synchronizeTime();
 
             QHash<BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign, QPointer<CFs9Client>> m_hashFs9Clients;
-            QMetaObject::Connection m_connectionHostMessages;
-            bool m_simConnected = false; //!< Is simulator connected?
-            QSharedPointer<CFs9Host> m_fs9Host;
+            QMetaObject::Connection      m_connectionHostMessages;
+            bool                         m_simConnected = false; //!< Is simulator connected?
+            QSharedPointer<CFs9Host>     m_fs9Host;
             QSharedPointer<CLobbyClient> m_lobbyClient;
-            int m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;   //!< skip some update cycles to allow changes in simulator cockpit to be set
 
             static constexpr int SkipUpdateCyclesForCockpit = 10;
         };
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.cpp
index abede1dd8..94ed4ccec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
         void CSimulatorFsCommon::reset()
         {
             m_ownAircraftUpdateCycles = 0;
+            m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;
+
             ISimulator::reset();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h
index 55cee9c1e..21aecdf04 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fscommon/simulatorfscommon.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
             CFsuipc *m_fsuipc = nullptr;                            //!< FSUIPC
             int m_ownAircraftUpdateCycles = 0;                      //!< own aircraft updates, even with 50 updates/sec long enough even for 32bit
+            int m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;                      //!< skip some update cycles to allow changes in simulator cockpit to be set
             bool m_useFsuipc  = false;                              //!< use FSUIPC
             bool m_simPaused  = false;                              //!< simulator paused?
             bool m_simTimeSynced = false;                           //!< time synchronized?
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
index d8e554095..5446c7fa7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
@@ -2497,7 +2497,6 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             m_simSimulating = false;
             m_sbDataReceived = 0;
             m_syncTimeDeferredCounter = 0;
-            m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;
             m_requestIdSimObjAircraft = static_cast<SIMCONNECT_DATA_REQUEST_ID>(RequestSimObjAircraftStart);
             m_dispatchErrors = 0;
             m_receiveExceptionCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
index 4c4253536..e3d362183 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             qint64 m_simulatingChangedTs = -1;   //!< timestamp, when simulating changed (used to avoid jitter)
             int m_sbDataReceived = 0;            //!< SB3 area data received
             int m_syncTimeDeferredCounter =  0;  //!< Set when synchronized, used to wait some time
-            int m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;   //!< skip some update cycles to allow changes in simulator cockpit to be set
 
             // tracing dispatch performance
             int m_dispatchErrors           =  0; //!< number of dispatched failed, \sa dispatch