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Offline grizz

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Question about elevated gunsights
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2001, 02:28:00 AM »
Sent it to ya in an email fastbikkil.



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Question about elevated gunsights
« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2001, 06:54:00 AM »
Pyroman,

Well the sight will work in any plane really, it just is more of an advantage in some planes versus others.  You have nothing to lose if you try it though, so give it a try.

Your best bet is just to set it as your default, that's what I do.  First in your Aces High sights directory, rename "default.bmp" to "olddefault.bmp".  Now right click this link:  http://users.andara.com/~sconrad/images/lephturn.bmp  and choose "Save target as".  Save that file as "default.bmp" in your Aces High\Sights directory.  The new sight should now be visible for all planes that do not have specific named sights.  Just remember to adjust your head position for each plane the first time you fly it.

GunnerCAF,

I have not found a better way to tune the head position in smaller increments.  I have the same problem, and I normally end up setting the sight so that my bullet stream is slightly above the center point.  As long as you are prepared for that, it is not a problem.  It just means that at 1 G you need to aim at the bottom of the target since your bullets will fly a bit high.

There is a file that tracks your head position for each plane I believe, just a text file.  I suppose it would be possible to edit that file and manually change the numbers to place your head exactly where you want it.  I haven't sat down and tried to figure that out yet, but it should be possible.

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Offline SKurj

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Question about elevated gunsights
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2001, 01:27:00 PM »
For A-A I don't use a sight... I now raise my view as High as I can and still have a decent view, and then fire a coupla rounds to know where my aim point is.  Usually this is 1/2 way between the reflector panel and top of the windshield, in the P47's I fly.

3400 rounds helps btw +)

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Question about elevated gunsights
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2001, 12:24:00 PM »

I did try that before, but now that I'm flying the D-11 it just doesn't help much with the Razorback canopy.  In the bubble top birds, it can be a significant view heigth advantage.  One good way to do it is to sight it in on the top of the sight glass, and then you only have to guess your  center point when you first fire.  I still find a raised gunsight better for my gunnery overall though.

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