June 20, 201213 yr Author At the default zoom, the scenery is zoomed way out, making everything outside look tiny and distant. 1.0 gives correct normal view, but no peripheral vision with a single monitor. I found it very difficult with the default zoom to judge the the flare and when the wheels were going to touchdown. With the setup I have now ( .9) , I shot a a bunch of landings last night, and I could tell exactly when the wheels would contact the runway.
June 20, 201213 yr The more peripheral vision you have the better, for judging when to flare. It's always going to be a trade-off with a single monitor... Do we want peripheral vision or do we want an undistorted view? At least editing the config files lets us find what works best for each of us.
June 20, 201213 yr LOL Well, I guess it also depends on what you are used to. ;) I've been using a very low default zoom in FSX, because I like the added peripheral vision, also because of the (far) greater sense of speeds it gives. And all textures look a lot sharper that way too! A zoom of 1.0 makes me feel claustrofobic... it's as if I am looking through binoculars all the time.
June 20, 201213 yr A zoom of 1.0 makes me feel claustrofobic... it's as if I am looking through binoculars all the time. This is nature's way of telling you it's time to upgrade your rig to a three-monitor set-up!
June 20, 201213 yr LOL Well, I guess it also depends on what you are used to. ;) I've been using a very low default zoom in FSX, because I like the added peripheral vision, also because of the (far) greater sense of speeds it gives. And all textures look a lot sharper that way too! A zoom of 1.0 makes me feel claustrofobic... it's as if I am looking through binoculars all the time. I'm used to how Hawaii really looks. At default .06, or even at .08, the mountains are much less impressive-looking than they are in the real world. This is nature's way of telling you it's time to upgrade your rig to a three-monitor set-up! If only I had room... but I love my big roll-top desk too much. Unfortunately, I can only fit a single 24" monitor inside.
June 20, 201213 yr Back to the kernel of this thread, Arwen's site is really a must, and I look forward to have Arwen back with us when Alaska get's released!!!! Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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