Author Topic: E6B in observer mode (Read 511 times)

Krusty · « **on:** March 10, 2007, 12:20:10 PM »

It would be cool to see E6B info while tagging along for another pilot. Don't have to ask "How much fuel you have left" or other questions. When acting as another pair of eyes it helps that the eyes can see the same things (second part of the wish would be that all the instruments fuction in observer mode!)

Bad31st · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:45:48 AM »

E6B in observer mode would be nice but I'd rather see the instruments function correctly - just my opinion though...Would help in training situations when you are riding along in a fight to "see how it's done"

Ghosth · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2007, 08:18:15 AM »

Be nice to see both, but what i'd really love to see is the observer can see guns shooting, tracers, hits.

Thats the biggest single hurdle getting a lot of new pilots over.
If they could see how I do it, it would make the process much easier.

Barnes828 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2007, 05:42:47 PM »

what if you had to calculate info manually on an e6b flight computer

Krusty · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2007, 07:00:49 PM »

And what if you had to go through 17 steps just to start the engine on a P-47? Historically you had to go through hundreds of minor, tedious, boring things just for a simple outcome (engine starts turning).

I'm glad we don't have to do all that crap. I'm glad the game takes over SOME of it for us.

I would, however, like to sit back and enjoy watching a squaddie fly as if I were flying. That means: gunsight, tracers, bullet hits, map location (this can be off I've noticed) and all that other good stuff.

FiLtH · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2007, 08:28:37 AM »

Id like the observer to see working gauges and all the other stuff too. As it is, he isnt observing all that much atm.

As for manually setting up e6b? No thanks. I want to shoot down planes in a video game, not learn how to fly a real plane.