I'm a 2D panel with wing views lover. I'm considering the Flight1 MD80, but I can't figure out from the photos whether it has wingviews in the 2D panel mode. Also, how about the CLS A300-600?Lee

The Flight1 MD80 does not have wingviews.Rgds,Miltos

Being a relative newcomer to FS I've often wondered what people actually mean by 'wingviews'. I understand it's related to the whole 2D panel vibe. Is it the view as if you were sitting alongside the wings in the cabin or is it a view of the wings looking back at them from the cockpit? And I see some asking for them even in modern, complex addons such as the PMDGs Flight 1s and as in the case the MD80??

Yes wingviews are when you change the camera view to see the wings, from a passengers view. You can see the flaps move and reverse thrust slide back on planes such as 777 ect.

Thanks for that. A wing view is fairly easy to create with some entries in the panel cfg and a screenshot of a cabin window...and of course a graphics editor?

It doesn't have wing views but it flies really well and contains a brilliant tutorial system.I'm barely into the program but I get the same warm glow as I did when I first used LevelD's 767.I can't see it being a big seller but I like it it a lot.

"Thanks for that. A wing view is fairly easy to create with some entries in the panel cfg and a screenshot of a cabin window...and of course a graphics editor?"A screenshot of the cabin window is optional, but what is essential is that the model has wing views incorporated as part of its internal model--essentially they become parts of the virtual cockpit. These are called "dynamic" wing views and cannot be added to a model unless one has the source.The alternative is the "static" wing view, which is just a bitmap of the wing superimposed on the screen. Anyone can add static wing views and there's hundreds of such views posted at airliners.net that one can use for MSFS. However, they're called static for a reason, since none of the control surfaces can be seen moving in flight and since they stay the same, regardless of paint or livery.-John

Right John...got it now! It's the dynamic wing view that some people ask for and from what you say, can't do themselves unless it's coded into the internal model. I always assumed they were just talking about a static wing view. BTW, I'm the sort who enjoys a good VC and rarely move from the cockpit but I can understand the desire to watch flaps and spoilers doing their stuff especially during a replay of a landing.OK, thanks for the explanation;-)