Author Topic: P-47 VSI (Read 1038 times)

Weave · « **on:** June 27, 2000, 10:58:00 AM »

Just so this dosen't come off as a total whine, I am very pleased with your efforts regarding the P-47. However, flying a virtual airplane with no seat of the pants feel is difficult. This is made more so by lack of a visable Vertical Speed Indicator. Why was this placed in an area in which you have to look down to see? The cockpits are to my knowledge are not accuritely modeled to RL so why stick the guage where you did? Can it be moved to a more visable area?

...Weav

ra · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2000, 11:19:00 AM »

I agree, move one of the compasses down and move the VSI up where it can be seen.

ra

Westy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2000, 12:23:00 PM »

Yes. Please!

-Westy

popeye · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2000, 01:17:00 PM »

Gets my vote.

popeye

Lephturn · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2000, 04:06:00 PM »

Sounds like a good idea.

In the mean time though, there is a solution. Did you guy's know that the "default" front view and "front view" are actually two separate views? I have a separate "front view" mapped to a button on my stick.

By default this view will be identical to your normal "default" front view, however you can adjust it. I adjust this second front view to be "head down" in the gauges so I can see all of my instruments when I need to. When I press the button mapped to this view I go head-down in the gauges, and when released I go back to my normal front view. It works great.

Hope that helps.

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Lephturn - Chief Trainer
A member of The Flying Pigs http://www.flyingpigs.com

"My P-47 is a pretty good ship, she took a round coming 'cross the Channel last trip.
Just thinking 'bout my baby and lettin' her rip, always got me through so far."
- Steve Earl

[This message has been edited by Lephturn (edited 06-27-2000).]

Minotaur · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2000, 09:09:00 PM »

You can also map a FrontDown view to the keyboard.

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Mino
The Wrecking Crew

"I kinda like it.. and the hell with the cat"
Hangtime

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2000, 10:44:00 PM »

I use VSi for soft takeoff or landing usually, and during those phases, i prefer 'not looking down'.

Westy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2000, 07:55:00 AM »

I'd already figured I'd end up doing a remap Lephturn and Mino. Currently the VSI position makes one take your eye off the outside view and as we all know, one wrong look away and you can lose the bogy. I like to glance at the VSI when in combat or doing maneuvers to help retain my E. If this is a step towards customing or making all AH aircraft cockpits a bit more indivualistic then I'm actually all for it. With Speedkeys I can creat a new config for each aircraft no problem. As I'll do for the P-47. I just have to figure what key to remap and relearn.

-Westy

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popeye · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2000, 08:19:00 AM »

I have a key mapped to look down to see the VSI. However, it means taking my eye off the bad guy, to see it -- something that is not necessary in any other plane that I know of. For me, this is a handicap. I can live with it, but would rather not.

popeye

Weave · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2000, 09:47:00 AM »

Another idea for a quick fix would be to allow the seat adjustment to go further back to bring the guage into view. Present adjustment just allows you to see the top of the guage. Should be an easy enough fix.

...Weave

Rojo · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2000, 12:00:00 PM »

My vote goes to swapping the gyro compass with the VSI. I also had another thought while reading this thread (yee gads! 2 in one day!). Would it be possible to code the program to allow each player to customize the instrument arrangement? Afterall, since they're not laid out historically, does it matter if I'd like to arrange them differently? Probably a coding nightmare, but I figured it was worth asking.

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Sabre, a.k.a. Rojo
(S-2, The Buccaneers)

Citabria · « **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2000, 12:12:00 PM »

cc i came to the same conclusion...

switch the directional gyro and the vsi

personally i have my forward view button (numpad 8) set so when i press it it gives me a full instrument panel view.

works great!

Minotaur · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2000, 08:57:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Citabria:
cc i came to the same conclusion...

switch the directional gyro and the vsi

personally i have my forward view button (numpad 8) set so when i press it it gives me a full instrument panel view.

works great!

Try the kp8 view as far forward as it will go. Then up as far as that will go. The P-38 in particular gets a nice benefit.

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Mino
The Wrecking Crew

"I kinda like it.. and the hell with the cat"
Hangtime

Weave · « **Reply #13 on:** July 05, 2000, 05:32:00 AM »

Punt

...weave