Virtual Cockpits. Need Information.

[navychief]

I admit I do not know much about using VCs. Oh, I know how to select the view and all, but how are they used in the sim?

 

Can you pan the VC? If so, how?

 

What is the advantage of having a VC?

 

Navy Chief

[Top_Gun]

Chief, the advantage of using the VC is the view is much more clearer. You can use your hat buttons to move up, down, left and right. Also can use + or -(minus) to move in or out.

 

Normally many buttons aren't clickable but it's a much better view than the tight 2D cockpit.

 

Check out Kirk Olssens's VC for his Viper.

 

this is Dean Reimer's F-18 VC from 2002.

 

 

This is the Payware T-37 which is steps above most VCs

 

[PG_Raptor]

Yes, you can pan the VC. The advantage is having a completely 3d panel at your disposal, instead of being limited to a 2d picture. you pan by using your number pad (num lock off), your joystick hat switch, or TrakIR. I think it would be best with TrackIR. There used to be a thread that showed a nice F-16 VC with trackir, but I think it fell off the bottom of the board.

[Top_Gun]

Yeah, MR Mudd had made a video using KO's Viper and Track IR.

 

some piece of software that track IR

 

http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=ma...04/edim0505.htm

 

 

check out this thread, it has some other video's

[navychief]

Thanks all!

 

I will try panning a vc with the hat switch, num pad, etc.... Am interested in trying some flights, using a vc.

 

NC