"Glass" gauges

[Spikes]

The hell it doesn't.   While you glance down at your 4th monitor, someone else is having to hit a key or button.  

Again.   No.

I don't need to hit a key or button. I just glance down at my single projector/monitor Or should I say glance up.

[sluggish]

Nothing that any of you have described is anything that can't be key mapped or looked at with a hat switch.  Multiple monitors would give some an advantage.

[LLogann]

HOW THE HECK DO YOU TYPE LIKE THAT?

 

[Jayhawk]

I would certainly call it an advantage, but not an unfair advantage.

[Tec]

Multiple monitors would give some an advantage.

But is that a reasonable criteria for not having it?  Common sense says no.

[Motherland]

The hell it doesn't.   While you glance down at your 4th monitor, someone else is having to hit a key or button. 

Again.   No.

All I have to do is glance down at my instrument panel... (TIR)

I think most 'home' mappings show the whole instrument panel anyway, but I may be mistaken...

[LLogann]

You are on the money Mother!

I think most 'home' mappings show the whole instrument panel anyway, but I may be mistaken...

[kilo2]

I don't use instruments really at all in a fight. Afterwords when I am clear I check my fuel and that is about it. And on landing I check my speed.
I don't think it would be any more advantage than rudder pedals/ track ir.

[Jayhawk]

Yeah, how much are you staring at your gauges in combat to really give a second monitor that much more advantage.

[Lusche]

+1 from me for the guys that can afford it (I can't)

If that "advantage" would be the only reason not to get it, we would never had TrackIR or pedals ("unfair! You just move your feet while I have to look at my keyboard!") or TripleHead2Go (3 screens!) supported.

[saantana]

Holy setup batman!

[Strip]

Better disallow the Me-262, some people may not have the perks to fly her and that gives someone an advantage.

Serious, can we think of an idea against this that doesn't involve who can afford what?!

 

Strip

[sluggish]

This is really silly.  You can't got to walmart and buy perk points.  Rudder control is afforded on the cheapest twisty stick.  Trackir is just an elaborate hatswitch controller.  The triple monitor is just a change in aspect ratio spread across three screens.  Detachable gauges is silly since you would still have the instrument panel silhouette obstructing you view.  But that's what you really want isn't it? to get rid of the instrument panel to unobstruct your forward vision?

If you want full immersion with multiple monitors and detachable gauges fly MSFS.

[Lusche]

Rudder control is afforded on the cheapest twisty stick. But a good set of pedals gives you much better, precise & easier control (no unwanted stick movements)

Trackir is just an elaborate hatswitch controller. For me, it made tracking enemy cons during a dogfight (particularly scissors) much easier

The triple monitor is just a change in aspect ratio spread across three screens. More screens - Bigger surface, higher resolution, advantage in spotting enemies and determining their attitudes & moves

 Detachable gauges is silly since you would still have the instrument panel silhouette obstructing you view.  But that's what you really want isn't it? to get rid of the instrument panel to unobstruct your forward vision? Now this is really nonsense. This is not the "glass cockpit" mode of IL-2. The instruments are not removed from your plane, you don't gain any additional area that you can "see through".

If you want full immersion with multiple monitors and detachable gauges fly MSFS. This is asking for a 

[sluggish]

Now this is really nonsense. This is not the "glass cockpit" mode of IL-2. The instruments are not removed from your plane, you don't gain any additional area that you can "see through".

Then what is the point?