You can adjust and save your head position for better view of the insturment panel. The down foward view is not good for much except to see you have no feet. I set this view to give me a close view of the guages.
To do this, hold the down and forward keys (KP0 & KP8), use your cursor keys, PageUp and PageDown keys to find the best view. When you get the view you want, press F10 to save. This view will be set for this aircraft only.
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