Limitations in LCD screen placements?

[Guest n707jt]

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!

[january 19]

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

[Guest Matt_Thomas]

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?

[january 19]

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