I noticed for a long time that the zoom function (+ and - keys) does not always work, but after cycling a view using 's' or 'shift s' makes it work again. I recently found the cause: the ATC window! After pressing the ~ key to open or close the ATC window, the zoom function does not work anymore!Has anyone found a solution?Thanks!

I noticed for a long time that the zoom function (+ and - keys) does not always work, but after cycling a view using 's' or 'shift s' makes it work again. I recently found the cause: the ATC window! After pressing the ~ key to open or close the ATC window, the zoom function does not work anymore!Has anyone found a solution?Thanks!

You are unable to "zoom" because the focus of FS is on the ATC window, not on the cockpit screen.When the ATC window is open just move your cursor to an area other than the ATC window and Left click. That will put the focus back on the cockpit and you will be able to zoom in and out as usual even while communicating with ATC..Experiment with this - you you find it is easy to maintain "focus". EDIT ADDED: I forgot to add that you probably should also have your "Pause on Task Switch" option unchecked in your Settings/General dialogue.

Hi David, clicking outside the ATC window indeed fixes the issue. I also unchecked the 'pause on task' checkbox, but that did not make any difference...

Clicking anywhere on the screen outside the ATC window is the only way as far as I know.

You can also hit the backspace key, though that will reset the zoom, to move the focus to the main window.regards,Joe

Thanks for the answer! This makes it easier to live with it :(