Post by Tom Goodrick on Nov 8, 2009 22:58:40 GMT -5
For a change, try taking a back seat! Instead of watching your flying from the pilot's seat, try watching it from a passenger's seat in back. In normal 2D panel mode, looking left, right or on the diagonal will show the passenger's view. During a landing replay you can go into VC mode and swivel your head around. This can be done from any plane that has a decent virtual cabin. Unfortunately, due to my slow connection when downloading, I do not have many of those. But I have a few. I am disappointed to see that default aircraft I expected to be good for this do not work - DC-3, Beech 350, Beech 58, for example. Though these have working virtual cockpits they don't have a full cabin - just a painting as a backdrop for the VC.
But there several that work. It is interesting. What you do is change the X position of the eyepoint in the aircraft.cfg file to one near a seat somewhere in back. This will be a little trial and error to get near a window where you jave a decent view. The view directly left from the this position will be what you see when you look left as the pilot. You have to be careful to make that relatively unobstructed for use in finding runways' etc. But mainly it is useful during replays so you can see what your approach and landing looked like to the passengers.
The best aircraft I have for this is the Beech 18S Volpar. X=-3.0 for a good view. You are just at the trailing edge of the wing.
Several of the aircraft done by JB Loney work okay. The Crusader, the CirationJet and the Cessna Mustang work well. The Aero Commander 560 works well but your view is limited to an engine in the back row or a propeller that may try to slash through your body in the middle row. There are many others I have not yet tried.
This will make you aware of how smoothly - or not - you line up and fly down final and flare.
But there several that work. It is interesting. What you do is change the X position of the eyepoint in the aircraft.cfg file to one near a seat somewhere in back. This will be a little trial and error to get near a window where you jave a decent view. The view directly left from the this position will be what you see when you look left as the pilot. You have to be careful to make that relatively unobstructed for use in finding runways' etc. But mainly it is useful during replays so you can see what your approach and landing looked like to the passengers.
The best aircraft I have for this is the Beech 18S Volpar. X=-3.0 for a good view. You are just at the trailing edge of the wing.
Several of the aircraft done by JB Loney work okay. The Crusader, the CirationJet and the Cessna Mustang work well. The Aero Commander 560 works well but your view is limited to an engine in the back row or a propeller that may try to slash through your body in the middle row. There are many others I have not yet tried.
This will make you aware of how smoothly - or not - you line up and fly down final and flare.