March 25, 200917 yr Hi guysI am actually required to refurbish and upgrade a flight simulator in my college with an additional of 2 side screens to increase the view angle. I know its pretty simple to hook the screen up with a Triplehead2go and stretch across the 3 display systems.My question is how far should these screens be placed from the line of sigh of the pilot to gain maximum realism? I have read that placing the LCDs at 45 degrees viewing angle will also be most optimal. Is there any form of literature that supports this saying? Thanks!
March 27, 200917 yr Hi guysI am actually required to refurbish and upgrade a flight simulator in my college with an additional of 2 side screens to increase the view angle. I know its pretty simple to hook the screen up with a Triplehead2go and stretch across the 3 display systems.My question is how far should these screens be placed from the line of sigh of the pilot to gain maximum realism? I have read that placing the LCDs at 45 degrees viewing angle will also be most optimal. Is there any form of literature that supports this saying? Thanks!----------------n707jt- have a look in the AVSIM "FS2004 Forum". In the current thread "Cockpit Parts", I just posted some notes which may answer your questions concerning multi monitor placement. You are on the track but not quite correct in the suggestion that 45
April 23, 200917 yr Is this cockpit you are refurbishing one seat or two seats? In other words, do the three screens need to be viewed by a pilot and copilot simultaneously?
April 24, 200917 yr Is this cockpit you are refurbishing one seat or two seats? In other words, do the three screens need to be viewed by a pilot and copilot simultaneously?-----------------Matt- good point you raised. I don't think there is any way that a monitor can be viewed correctly except with the line of sight being at 90
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