Small question before buying

[KimOlav 0]

I recently switched from xplane to p3d, and really miss the ability to set up views wich I can recall upon pressing a button. Can I do this using chaseplane? Not just cycle through a set of views. If I had a "flight seat view" and a "overhead view" and a "radio stack view", would I be able to map each of those to a separate command?

If so, I'm definitly buying this!

Kim

[Keven Menard 658]

Hi Kim,

Yes, this is the "main feature" of ChasePlane.

You can even go one step further: 

 

Regards,
Keven

[JRBarrett 3,070]

I don’t use Chaseplane, so can’t speak to its capabilities.

I use a program called “Simple Cam”, which is available from Aivlasoft, (creators of the well-known EFB add-on).

Simple Cam works just like the native view switching function in X-Plane. It allows you to easily define up to 10 camera preset views in the VC, and assign them to the keys on the numeric keypad for instant recall. The view set is stored in an .ini file linked to the aircraft model, so the proper set of views loads automatically when you load a different aircraft.

The program is not very expensive, and has negligible performance impact on the sim.

 

[Keven Menard 658]

It really depends on what your needs and expectations are. 

ChasePlane is definitely at the far end of the spectrom where it can do a lot of things you can't do with the traditional view system (compare it to X-Camera on XP). Simple Cam (compare it to the default Numpad assignments on XP) serves a very specific purpose and if you're only searching for that then it would be a more cost-effective product for you.

Regards,
Keven

[KimOlav 0]

Thank you for the answers. I think I will go for chaseplane for the extra features. Might come in handy one day 😊