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4 custom 'approach' cams added for GA, Twins, Heavy & Jumbo sized aircraft

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Hi all!

this is my first post here I hope its in the right place. Got to thank the AMAZING flight simmer community for tons and tons of valuable info that has enhanced my FSX experience in the last couple weeks since I got my hands on the software. Found the following resource for configuring camera views and just had to create some 'approach/taxi' cam views that I felt was sorely missing. Not for the hardcore simmers preference of viewing the world from inside the confines of your virtual cockpit, but for training I wanted views that showed a rear camera/front facing/top down angle of the whole aircraft and the land below (the default tail view doesnt do that for me).

 

http://www.fstipsand...sx-cameras.html

 

I have apended 4 views to the cameras.cfg file (found in same FSX folder the fsx.cfg is located in), as well as enabling the hidden AI aircraft views and disabling 2 of the tower views I never used.

 

Feel free to backup you cameras.cfg file and try my own file (right click cameras.cfg/left click copy/right click in directory/left click paste - then open cameras.cfg and delete all text replacing with the complete cfg version below), or just add the views onto the end of the file, making sure the cameradefinition.xx numbers are unique (by default they should be if you havent edited the file before).

 

Here is the complete cfg file that I now use followed by just the additions I made for these extra views if you just want to add them. I put some time in making them all work with the default aircraft in FSX so I think you will find them very useful :D

 

********************************complete cameras.cfg file*******************************************

 

[CameraDefinition.001]

Title = Cockpit

Guid = {B1386D92-4782-4682-A137-738E25D1BAB5}

Description = This is the description of the cockpit view

Origin = Cockpit

ShowPanel = Yes

SnapPbhAdjust = Ordinal

SnapPbhReturn = True

PanPbhAdjust = Ordinal

PanPbhReturn = True

Track = None

ShowAxis = FrontOnly

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = 1.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = TRUE

ShowLensFlare=FALSE

Category = Cockpit

HotKeySelect=2

 

[CameraDefinition.002]

Title = Virtual Cockpit

Guid = {C95EAB58-9E4A-4E2A-A34C-D8D9D948F078}

Description = This is the description of the virtual cockpit view.

Origin = Virtual Cockpit

MomentumEffect = Yes

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = False

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = False

Track = None

ShowAxis = YES

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = 0.7

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ZoomPanScalar = 1.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = TRUE

ShowLensFlare=FALSE

Category = Cockpit

PitchPanRate=30

HeadingPanRate=75

PanAcceleratorTime=0

HotKeySelect=1

 

[CameraDefinition.003]

Title = Spot

Guid = {BCA3FDD1-FB83-4BBA-8407-4922A7F0D00C}

Description = This is the description of the spot view.

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Ordinal

SnapPbhReturn = False

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = False

Track = FlatChase

ShowAxis = No

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 1.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = Yes

ShowLensFlare=TRUE

Category = Outside

ClipMode = Spot

PitchPanRate=30

HeadingPanRate=75

PanAcceleratorTime=0

 

[CameraDefinition.004]

Title = Locked Spot

Guid = {BCA3FDD1-FB83-4BBA-8407-4922A7F0D00D}

Description = This is the description of the spot view.

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = False

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = False

Track = FlatChaseLocked

ShowAxis = No

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 1.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = Yes

ShowLensFlare=TRUE

Category = Outside

ClipMode = Spot

PitchPanRate=30

HeadingPanRate=75

PanAcceleratorTime=0

HotKeySelect=3

 

[CameraDefinition.005]

Title = FlyBy

Guid = {6B79DD49-9B4A-439D-BF40-ACBF157B0BA0}

Description = This is the description of the fly by view.

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = False

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = False

Track = FlyBy

ShowAxis = No

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 10.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = No

ChaseDistance = 500

ChaseHeading = 15

ChaseAltitude = 10

ChaseTime = 20

ShowLensFlare=FALSE

Category = Outside

ClipMode = Tower

 

[CameraDefinition.006]

Title = Top-Down

Guid = {A2849229-938A-448f-8AC6-01EF2291C171}

Description = This is the description of the map or top down view.

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Orthogonal

PanPbhAdjust = Orthogonal

Track = None

ShowAxis = Yes

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 256

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = No

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = No

ShowLensFlare=FALSE

Category = Outside

HotKeySelect=4

 

[CameraDefinition.007]

Title = Nearest Tower

Guid = {60BC0819-BD04-4AF6-8954-8FC8AA3545FF}

Description = This is the description of the tower view.

Origin = Tower

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = False

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = False

Track = Track

ShowAxis = No

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 8.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = No

ShowLensFlare=FALSE

Category = Tower

ClipMode = Tower

NoSortTitle = True

 

[CameraDefinition.009]

Title = Facilities Runway

Guid = {607C4520-CA6F-4135-AE10-8BF28838068F}

Description = This is the description of the runway view.

Origin = Virtual Cockpit

InstancedBased = Yes

SnapPbhAdjust = None

PanPbhAdjust = None

TargetCategory = Fixed

Track = TrackBank

ShowAxis = Yes

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 1.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = No

ShowLensFlare=FALSE

Category = Runway

CycleHideRadius = 7

ClipMode = Tower

CycleHidden=No

 

[CameraDefinition.010]

Title = AI Planes

Guid = {75A8357E-AB58-4294-9416-90C73FAFDD90}

Description = This is the description of the AI aircraft view.

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = False

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = False

Track = FlatChaseLocked

InstancedBased = Yes

ShowAxis = No

AllowZoom = Yes

InitialZoom = 1.0

SmoothZoomTime = 2.0

ShowWeather = Yes

XyzAdjust = FALSE

Transition = No

ShowLensFlare=TRUE

Category = AirTraffic

TargetCategory = Container

ClipMode = Spot

PitchPanRate=30

HeadingPanRate=75

PanAcceleratorTime=0

CycleHidden=No

 

[CameraDefinition.012]

Title = "GA Approach Cam"

Guid = {FA9B2E4B-8AAD-45D0-8DCD-06F342343705}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a GA (172,Bravo,Extra,Maule,P51,Piper,Baron,Goose) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 5, -12

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

[CameraDefinition.013]

Title = "Twin Approach Cam"

Guid = {BA081077-3C56-41BF-AD28-0ACCDBB70DA7}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a medium (DC-3,Learjet) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 10, -25

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

[CameraDefinition.014]

Title = "Heavy Approach Cam"

Guid = {9804FA1F-6DCC-45DB-9911-50638A4D1012}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a heavy (Airbus/737) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 15, -45

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

[CameraDefinition.015]

Title = "Jumbo Approach Cam"

Guid = {162E60E8-679A-4EC9-9255-0B078B53AE7E}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a Jumbo (747) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 25, -75

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

******************************************just my extra 'approach/taxi' cam views**************************************

[CameraDefinition.012]

Title = "GA Approach Cam"

Guid = {FA9B2E4B-8AAD-45D0-8DCD-06F342343705}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a GA (172,Bravo,Extra,Maule,P51,Piper,Baron,Goose) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 5, -12

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

[CameraDefinition.013]

Title = "Twin Approach Cam"

Guid = {BA081077-3C56-41BF-AD28-0ACCDBB70DA7}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a medium (DC-3,Learjet) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 10, -25

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

[CameraDefinition.014]

Title = "Heavy Approach Cam"

Guid = {9804FA1F-6DCC-45DB-9911-50638A4D1012}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a heavy (Airbus/737) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 15, -45

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

[CameraDefinition.015]

Title = "Jumbo Approach Cam"

Guid = {162E60E8-679A-4EC9-9255-0B078B53AE7E}

Description = Looking forward and down from a camera behind the tail of a Jumbo (747) aircraft

Origin = Center

SnapPbhAdjust = Swivel

SnapPbhReturn = FALSE

PanPbhAdjust = Swivel

PanPbhReturn = FALSE

Track = None

ShowAxis = FALSE

AllowZoom = TRUE

InitialZoom = .75

ShowWeather = Yes

InitialXyz = 0, 25, -75

InitialPbh = 20, 0, 0

InitialZoom = .3

XyzAdjust = TRUE

Category=Custom

MomentumEffect=TRUE

ClipMode=Minimum

 

Tech notes:

I chose MomentumEffect=true to stop the view slewing around as you (ahem) bank your aircraft into the correct position once you realize you need to...change it to FALSE if you want it to jerk around more...

Category=Custom so they all appear in their own section, switching between all views gives a great awareness of whats going without messing with the other views but you can change this to any of the following if you wish to move the views to your favorite sub-category.

 

Aircraft

AirTraffic

Cockpit

Custom

Outside

Multiplayer

Runway

Scenery

Tower

 

Thanks again to this wonderful forum, and I hope I've managed to contribute something back finally!

 

Regards & Happy Xmas/Holidays!

Sloppy

 

approach taxi views cameras landing cameras.cfg custom fsx tweaks configuration

Edited by firehawk44
Images removed. Far exceeded 1600W and 400KB size limits.

Russell Gough

Daytona Beach/London

FL/UK

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