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What ZOOM is best for jetliner cockpit views?

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What ZOOM setting should one use in the cockpit for flying in a medium and large jetliner in FS9? I have a range of settings in various models, like the whole Boeing series, that range from 0.57 to 1.00 and they have considerably different visual/optical effects and definitely influence lining up for landing, etc. But I don't know what ZOOM factor is most realistic.Also, where do you go in the aircraft file(s) to change the cockpit zoom factor?Any suggestions/advice gratefully received, thanks.JS

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I use 0.80 for all my views. I find this a compromise between the unrealistic 1.00 zoom and zooming out too much, making the view unrealistic as well.Andreas

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Depends on the model. Some are modelled to different scales (so too large or too small) making different zoom levels and/or eyepoint settings necessary.I generally use 0.75 for most aircraft at all times.

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I stay with zoom 1.0, mainly because of performance reasons. The farer you zoom out, the worse the performance is (just watch your fps counter), the more stutters you get.Wolfgang

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Aha, OK, interesting....Thanks for all replies.JS

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Everything I fly, from helicopters, to heavies, to GA...I fly all of it at:0.50Why? Just because it looks right to me. Oh, and I get no stutters from it, and I'm using a Pentium-3!

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I like .70 for front, left front, right front, and .60 for side views on back.Noel


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I think 0.75 looks very good for most VC's. You see a spread of instruments and get a nice view of outside.JS

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