Active Camera Question

[Guest byoung]

I don't use VC's. What else can I use Active Camera for? Can I record my landing and view it later?Seems like a reasonably priced add-on.Just curious as to what people use it for.Barry

[oqvist 11]

You don

[JimmiG 244]

Yeah most features relate to the VC. You can also use the mouse to pan and the wheel to zoom in the external view and the approach view is quite fun but I wouldn't really buy it only for those features. The most "fun" feature is the simulation of head lag and turbulence (in VC) and you can also have it play sounds for various events such as the sound of turbulent airflow when you approach a stall (this sound somtimes locks up and keeps repeating even after you've recovered from the stall especially when doing full-stall landings with taildraggers...very annoying) and the sound of your butt being pushed into the seat if you pull some G's or land hard :(

[oqvist 11]

How can you use the wheel to zoom and rotate in external view? Me can only do that in the vc??

[JSkorna 137]

In FS under View Options/Spot Plane, make sure gradual transitions is un-checked. Under Options/AC2004 make sure Use Mouse in Spot View is checked On.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

[Guest dave1812dave]

Jim, it pays a newbie such as myself to read these forums! I just spotted your comment about "gradual transitions". I didn't no that there was a menu option for that. It's always bugged me that spot plane's viewpoint has a mind of it's own when the attitude of the plane changes. Thanks!David

[JSkorna 137]

Also, I should have added that after you change this option you need to re-save your start-up flight or it will change back next time you start up FS. So the steps are: load your default flight, change the View settings, and the re-save your default flight.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpg

[Guest rbrown3rd]

>Also, I should have added that after you change this option>you need to re-save your start-up flight or it will change>back next time you start up FS. So the steps are: load your>default flight, change the View settings, and the re-save your>default flight.>>Hope this helps,>Jim>ActiveSky Support>http://www.hifisim.com/images/as2004proudsupporter.jpgIs there no way to set a parameter in the FS9.cfg file so that the gradual transition check box stays unchecked? I have been looking everywhere to find an answer to that but have found none.