Camera views

1st Official Post

    Hello,

    There is something I don't understand with the camera views....

    1. You select for example the pilot view. You then decide to pan around with your hat switch to look at the overhead panel. If you then change your view to external and come back again to the pilot view, the view will stil show the overhead panel.... This is the only sim that does not revert to the default view... very strange. Im implies constantly reajusting your pilot view in this case.

    2. Why isn't it possible to customize a view (e.g a pilot view) and save so that whenever you press a button, you will always select the saved view... (like on all sims on the market).

    Thank you.

    • Official Post

    To reset the view you can double click with the mouse.

    Our goal is to provide a good selection of easily accessible views out of the box. This system needs to work with VR hand controllers, gamepads, with a joystick, keyboard and with a mouse as well as being compatible with touch devices. And saving and reloading custom views would only work well with a keyboard or would require extensive menus for something that should not be required in the first place. Ideally all cameras that most people need are already set up for you. This is why my followup question always is: What cameras do you need which we don't yet have? You probably aren't the only one who may need this or that view, so perhaps we can add it in as a default view, so you don't need custom views! This way everyone would benefit not just a single person or a handful of people that make the effort of setting up custom views.

    Hello Jan,

    Thank you for taking the time to reply :)

    I think the views are good right now but my main issue is that if I want to move the pilot view a bit closer for example, and start panning around with my joystick hat switch, I can't just reset the view as I will lose the zoom.

    I am often panning around the cockpit with the hat switch of my joystick. On all other sims, If I look at the overhead panel, I can just click on the joystick button assigned to Pilot view to instantly get back to that position. Having to grab the mouse to double click "reset view" is not that convenient imho. Also, It would not revert to my "zoomed" pilot seat but the AFS4 defaut pilot view...

    • Official Post
    Quote from borisvp

    Hi,

    Since this is the only newer discussion I found for this subject, I'll reply here.

    Jet-Pack (IPACS) You asked what cameras we need. Since you have airliners in Aerofly, it would be at least

    • Overhead panel
    • Pedestal
    • Zoomed view of FMC/MCDU

    without panning around in the cockpit.

    Boris

    Thanks. But how is using a menu to get to the desired view any faster than if you just pan around in the cockpit?

    What I would find easier is to pan around and be able to double tap on a panel to zoom in precisely on that single panel and then double tap again to zoom out again. But that wouldn't be a separate camera view just a bit quicker to snap into a certain view.

    Hi. To second the OP, it would be good to have the full glareshield/autopilot buttons in view, so you don't have to keep panning right or zooming out. The panning also means you're not looking directly ahead either.

    I usually set up a view like this is MSFS/XP12, and another panned down with the FMS/PFD/ND, so you can see the track update when changing the route in the FMS.

    Also, an external view that doesn't rotate with the plane, like the circle view in XP12.

    As you say, the sim is designed for VR, but there's potential here for a bit more, as the performance and scenery are good.

    Quote from stehas78

    Hi Jan.

    That's what I mean - you can't look straight ahead AND see the full glareshield/autopilot.

    Perhaps the option to move right, instead of panning right.

    Regards

    Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

    To look straight ahead just double tap the screen...

    It would be a great help if at the common autopilot function could set nav frequencies and set the plane's own autopilot on the instrument panel.

    • Official Post
    Quote from stehas78

    Hi Jan.

    That's what I mean - you can't look straight ahead AND see the full glareshield/autopilot.

    Perhaps the option to move right, instead of panning right.

    Regards

    That's what the advanced camera view is for though... You can see both at once. Sure double tapping doesn't fully restore that view but very close.