Andy, you might also find this useful:http://library.avsim.net/search.php?Search...t&Go=SearchIt adds an Icon to any panel which brings up the Spot (or sometimes called Chase) view in a small box while you are still in cockpit view. The Spot view can be adjusted using your hat switch.It is useful for a last minute quick check to see if yiur gear is really down - amongst other things.

Thank you David i will try that out as well.I can hardly get into the cockpit,I keep tripping over all those icons.Andy :(

Thank you David i will try that out as well.I can hardly get into the cockpit,I keep tripping over all those icons.Andy :(

Hello DavidI have installed your chase view icon,and it is as you say a useful aid for pushback,taxxing etc(never thought about using chase for that purpose before either)There is however one little problem.When I call up the chase to view pushback etc that's fine,but when i switch back to my normal full screen spot view my aircraft appears huge and i have fiddle about with view options to get back to a more manageable size again.I don't know if you have had a similar experience?Andy

Hi mgh,Maybe you missed one of the previous posts, where I added/explained the UpdateFrequency.Because, without that and with low framerates (<10 or so), you DO get the problem occasionally where the gauge skips 2 views instead of one :-)Cheers, Rob

Well. I don't fly at frame rates less than 20 so I haven't noticed that problem.

Hello DavidI have installed your chase view icon,and it is as you say a useful aid for pushback,taxxing etc(never thought about using chase for that purpose before either)There is however one little problem.When I call up the chase to view pushback etc that's fine,but when i switch back to my normal full screen spot view my aircraft appears huge and i have fiddle about with view options to get back to a more manageable size again.I don't know if you have had a similar experience?Andy

Nope - I just verified it and my cockpit and other views stay the same after I hit the icon to remove the little screen.Tried it in both windowed mode (which I usually use) and in full screen mode also. No change in aircraft size at for me.

Nope - I just verified it and my cockpit and other views stay the same after I hit the icon to remove the little screen.Tried it in both windowed mode (which I usually use) and in full screen mode also. No change in aircraft size at for me.

Hello DavidThat's interesting.I am thinking it might be something to do with a module called F1 View this little app allows panning and scrolling of views with a mouse.I have noticed some strange elongations of spot views when using this.(no real problem though a useful app).I may remove it tonight just to check.cheers Andy

Hi Joe,Yes, actually very easy..In the line

(P:ACTIVE VIEW MODE,enum) 2 ==

replace the 2 by 3, and name the gauge SkipTower.xml or so.Now the TowerView is skipped instead of the VCView.Cheers, RobPS: Note the remark about adding UpdateFrequency in the previous post.

Excellent,Now just 1 more question.I can edit panels and icons, gauge coding has me baffled.Can this gauge be assigned to an icon so I can turn off tower view as I fly around and turn it back on as I land?Really appreciate your time and effort Rob.Guys (and gals) like you add so much to this hobby for so many that you will never know.Thanks again,Joe

Opa Quote: '... probably still be flying paper airplanes.' (With no way to eliminate seeing the VC when using the 'S' key-cheesh-what a disaster!!!!-hehe). (That's on topic). I just don't know about simmers with them type of 'problem'. But, that's how the wheel got invented, I guess. People got tired of pulling loads on skids.And Rob, you're too modest. You help Doug (and vice versa, I presume. Maybe more versa?) And the beauty is that your 'gauges' work good. So do Doug's, but he is a specialist, where you are into all sorts of 'stuff' (such as 'novc' gauge, etc). 'Guru of Gauges' is right on.Chuck BNapamule