View for Carrier Landing / In-Flight Refueling

[+Crusader]

While taking the Etendard IVMP / F-4J tanker pics today, I had a problem:  no good view of the probe.

No "raise the seat" function.

One view mod for carrier landings has been made some years ago:

 

I came up with something different - I made the "raise the seat" function.

Its really a "lower the cockpit" switch

Two ways:

Instantly, by use of , e.g, the arresting hook command. Good for carrier planes.

Cockpit ini edit:

Instrument[XXXXX]=CarrierLandingView

[CarrierLandingView]
Type=ARRESTING_HOOK_INDICATOR
NodeName=Bottom
MovementType=POSITION_Z
Set[01].Position=0.0
Set[01].Value=0.0
Set[02].Position=-0.04
Set[02].Value=1.0

This section is set up to move the the cockpit down by 4 cm with the hook down. Adjust as required

One has to find the top-level mesh name of the cockpit lod, for TW F-4's this is "Bottom"

 

Gradually, by using the thrust vector control command. Allows to adjust the "seat height" through a set range of travel

Cockpit ini edit:

Instrument[XXXXXXXXXX]=CarrierLandingView2

[CarrierLandingView2]
Type=THRUST_VECTOR_CONTROL
NodeName=Bottom
MovementType=POSITION_Z
ValueUnit=DEG
Set[01].Position=0.0
Set[01].Value=4.9
Set[02].Position=-0.002
Set[02].Value=5.0
Set[03].Position=-0.040
Set[03].Value=24.0

Example set up for moving the cockpit down 4 cm, in 2 mm steps per degree of thrust vector movement

The first 4.9 degree are a dead zone, to prevent "flicking" if the command is used with a joystick lever.

[jack33]

Dear Crusader, the idea and the result seem great to me, could you tell me how to get the mesh name of the cockpit of the original F-14 and A-7 aircraft of the game. I can obtain the other aircraft with the LOD editor of Mue. I thank you in advance. a greeting

[+Crusader]

The TW

A-7:  Cockpit

F-14: Object39

You can use the LodViewer tool to view any lod, simply make a ini file in the Aircraft folder (others may work as well) with the correct reference to the lod file.

See attached examples.

 

ShowCOCKPIT_A-4F.zip

[+mue]

Regarding view/head position changes:
With Track IR you can change your view/head position also in the lateral direction (up/down and left/right).
Add/configure the following entries in the [CockpitSeat001] section in the <aircraft>_cockpit.ini to allow larger lateral head movements:

MinMovementX=-0.1
MaxMovementX=0.1
MinMovementZ=-0.1
MaxMovementZ=0.1

[jack33]

8 hours ago, Crusader said:

The TW

A-7:  Cockpit

F-14: Object39

You can use the LodViewer tool to view any lod, simply make a ini file in the Aircraft folder (others may work as well) with the correct reference to the lod file.

See attached examples.

 

ShowCOCKPIT_A-4F.zip

Thank´s

[MigBuster]

12 hours ago, mue said:

Regarding view/head position changes:
With Track IR you can change your view/head position also in the lateral direction (up/down and left/right).
Add/configure the following entries in the [CockpitSeat001] section in the <aircraft>_cockpit.ini to allow larger lateral head movements:

MinMovementX=-0.1
MaxMovementX=0.1
MinMovementZ=-0.1
MaxMovementZ=0.1

Was an essential for the F-102A!