It's not that the sight in the F4U is wrong (to my knowledge anyway... not that I have any in this area), it's just that the default position of the pilot in that plane seems to be quite far back in the cockpit.
The solution is to adjust your default view so that the gunsight is in a good position and as visible as possible. What I did in my Jug was to move my head position in the default view forward as much as I could. Basically I made it so I can see the alt and airspeed indicators, but not much else. I call it my "ACM" view. I have mapped another button to forward/down that is my "dash" view when I want to look at the dashboard. Actually I am going to fiddle with those views again, because if I remember right the "default" view and the "forward" view are actually different views. By mapping a key to "forward" you can then adjust that one to be your dashboard view, or even make it your more forward ACM view if you prefer. Ideally I would like to map a button or something so that I can toggle back and forth between view farther back and lower for cruising and watching my instruments, and my "snuggled up to the gunsight" ACM view.
Play around with it. The AH view system is the best in any sim I've ever played, but you really have to muck with it and customize it to get the best out of it.
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Lephturn - Chief Trainer
A member of The Flying Pigs
http://www.flyingpigs.com "A pig is a jolly companion, Boar, sow, barrow, or gilt --
A pig is a pal, who'll boost your morale, Though mountains may topple and tilt.
When they've blackballed, bamboozled, and burned you, When they've turned on you, Tory and Whig,
Though you may be thrown over by Tabby and Rover, You'll never go wrong with a pig, a pig,
You'll never go wrong with a pig!" -- Thomas Pynchon, "Gravity's Rainbow"
[This message has been edited by Lephturn (edited 12-15-2000).]
