You wouldn’t fly a plane without a wing, so why fly a plane without a pilot!
Most model aircraft have a cockpit in one form or another either open or in the form of an enclosed cockpit with a canopy.

For those of you that lack the time or the desire to paint a pilot Hangar9’s second range of pilots comprises a full range of pre-painted moulded resin pilot figures in various sizes and styles from 1/9th to 1/4 scale. Each figure comes carefully painted with helmet or cap, goggles or sun glasses, radio mikes and scarf detail, there are even pilots with arms that are ideally suited for use in gliders.

 So thanks to Hangar9 there is no need for your model to have an empty cockpit!