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Offline dewliner

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Outside the cockpit view
« on: December 10, 2020, 09:27:23 AM »
Hello,
I am having a little trouble with viewing outside the cockpit that I hope you can help me with. Let me explain. I have taken a little break from the game and recently sat down to fly. I have a flight stick that I use, in addition I use a roller mouse with my left hand that enabled me to roll around and view outside the cockpit without setting up the hat switch. When I came back to the game my roller mouse no longer allows me to view outside. I find this to be a hindrance and would like to get this straightened out. With all the updates while I was gone did something change that would not allow this to function the way I use to use it, or is there a simple setting that I need to turn on?
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks,
DW 

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2020, 10:28:55 AM »
Are you talking about flying a fighter aircraft online?

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2020, 10:59:45 AM »
Yes

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2020, 11:02:11 AM »
The F3 view (outside) is disabled for fighters in the online arenas. You should be able to use it for bombers, and all planes offline.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2020, 11:29:00 AM »
Thanks for your reply. I know the F3 view can only be used for bombers. What i am talking about is a view from inside the cockpit to outside, in a fighter. This would be very much like using a vr, but without the vr devise, allowing me to rotate my view outside without having to turn my head. I never did anything special to set this up, I simply plugged in my roller mouse andit worked.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2020, 11:30:14 AM »
Thanks for your reply. I know the F3 view can only be used for bombers. What i am talking about is a view from inside the cockpit to outside, in a fighter. This would be very much like using a vr, but without the vr devise, allowing me to rotate my view outside without having to turn my head. I never did anything special to set this up, I simply plugged in my roller mouse andit worked.

F8/number pad.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2020, 11:39:04 AM »
Hi, thanks for getting back to me. I tried F8 and it does give me a continuous rotation of the view when I use my hat switch. However I am trying to achieve this by only using my roller mouse not the hat switch.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2020, 11:47:12 AM »
Hi, thanks for getting back to me. I tried F8 and it does give me a continuous rotation of the view when I use my hat switch. However I am trying to achieve this by only using my roller mouse not the hat switch.

Don't have a roller mouse. Sorry.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2020, 11:53:26 AM »
Arlo, thanks anyway.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2020, 12:35:44 PM »
I use to be able, when in the cockpit, to rotate my view around by using the roller mouse alone. Now I cant move my view around without the hat switch. Previously I only used the hat switch for rear angle view, flaps. If any one else can help I would appreciate it.
DW

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2020, 12:57:44 PM »
In the setting can’t you toggle mouse view? 
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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2020, 01:23:13 PM »
Hello,
I am having a little trouble with viewing outside the cockpit that I hope you can help me with. Let me explain. I have taken a little break from the game and recently sat down to fly. I have a flight stick that I use, in addition I use a roller mouse with my left hand that enabled me to roll around and view outside the cockpit without setting up the hat switch. When I came back to the game my roller mouse no longer allows me to view outside. I find this to be a hindrance and would like to get this straightened out. With all the updates while I was gone did something change that would not allow this to function the way I use to use it, or is there a simple setting that I need to turn on?
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks,
DW

Shift ; is the mouse GUI toggle command

Shift H is the mouse pan toggle command.

H is mouse pan hold.

Offline dewliner

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2020, 01:36:53 PM »
FLS,
Shift H did the trick, thanks for the help.

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #13 on: December 10, 2020, 02:24:32 PM »
I knew FLS, knew how to make it work.  :aok

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Re: Outside the cockpit view
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2020, 03:01:14 PM »
I cheated, I looked at the keyboard commands.  :D