I've been to England twice and the weather was gorgeous both times.........so I think maybe someone's lying about the bad weather to keep folks away.

 

It's the other way around, they put on a show for random foreigners/tourists to keep them coming. They will return home saying that the weather wasn't bad at all.... I smell a conspiracy!

 

By the way, this thread is turning into a mish-mash of stuff, haha!

Guys, Im wondering how the rest of you fly with the ASI being in a fixed postion? Im flying with a zoom of 60 and panning down but this can be a drama if you cook an engine on take off

Guys, Im wondering how the rest of you fly with the ASI being in a fixed postion? Im flying with a zoom of 60 and panning down but this can be a drama if you cook an engine on take off

 

Um...wut?

For example, the pmdg 737 has a hud but you can also click on the ASI and it will pop into view so you have a heads up display during take off and landing

 

The jetsream doesn't have this option

For example, the pmdg 737 has a hud but you can also click on the ASI and it will pop into view so you have a heads up display during take off and landing

 

The jetsream doesn't have this option

 

By ASI I'm assuming you are referring to the airspeed indicator and being able to bring up the PFD as a whole.

 

I do not have TrackIR or any head-tracking software, so what I do is look to my left at the propeller, and move the eyepoint back using ctrl+enter far enough to where I can just see the edges of the propeller (mainly for confirming unfeathering of the prop before start), then zoom out to .50. I stay like this throughout the flight.

 

Now, as for takeoff, using this eyepoint, if you center your view at this eyepoint, pan down just enough to where you can see the midline, where it gives you your readout, of the airspeed indicator, attitude indicator, and altimeter. You should at this point still be able to see about an inch-worth of sky above the horizon, as well as 1-2 inches of the ground before the glareshield (inches referencing if you measure it on your screen). This will allow you to monitor those PFD indications including the top-left portion of the engine displays, your centerline tracking, and your basic orientation with the horizon and surroundings.

 

Once takeoff power is set and you are successfully tracking the centerline you can quickly pan right and down to verify your engine indications and the pan back to continue. Once airborne then, all you have to do is pan down to fully reference your instruments for the remainder of the climbout. This view works well with approach and landing, as you should have about an inch to inch and a half of distance between the glareshield and your aiming point.

 

As a disclaimer, I know this is technically not how you should set your eyepoint for this aircraft (set the balls!), but if you do not have head-tracking software and hardware it is very difficult to constantly pan up and down throughout the takeoff roll.

 

Now, last resort, the cheap way, I feel bad even writing this, shift+z 3 times to bring up the lovely red text at the top. (Please don't lol)

 

It may take a little getting used to changing the zoom another .10, but it works, and after takeoff you can always zoom back in. Be wary as you will have to change the amount of pan-down as you bring the power in, as your eyepoint will be moved up due to the acceleration. Once you do it a few times you will get the hang of it and it will be second-nature from there on out.

 

Hope this helps, if anything, give it a shot.

Very good set up, Im flying it now and playing around and the .50 is okay,

The other alternative is to install and add on Speed indicator ( there are a few around ) and set it near the glare shield and this option would increase forward vision option as well.

 

edit, just landed using your method at 60z and worked out really well

I use EZDoc for the same reasons. I have a few views set up that I can switch between very quickly. Sad to say that it looks like new development is dead on EZDoc but the community helps out a lot.