Please advise on hatswitch and panning capability

[Gabe777 132]

OK guys, aI'll be honest.... I spend a lot of time just enjoying the scenery and use my spot view a lot !

I use the hatswitch on my Saitek yoke or X52 stick, to effect this.

But I still cannot work out if Chaseplane will allow me to do this.

I have literally 1000s ... (well a few dozen) posts, but seem to find conflicting views on whether this is actually achievable.

So, I can only buy this if I can use my hatswitch to pan.

Advice ?

 

Many thanks

Edited November 12, 2018 by Gabe777

[jimcarrel 688]

I use hatswitch to pan using ChasePlane. There is a place in CP user preferences to set the hat up,down, left right. I have views for PIC, radios, etc set up on the numpad keys.

[Keven Menard 658]

The Hat Switch is configured like buttons in the Control Assignments section of ChasePlane

[Gabe777 132]

Hi,

 

So how do effect a default panning effect, using the hatswitch, with the aircraft remaining in the centre ?

 

Thnx

[Keven Menard 658]

Not sure what you're talking about... Spot view?

[Gabe777 132]

Is there any way to pan freely around the aircraft using the hat switch, as in default locked spot view - or is it disabled when CP is running ?

Thnx

 

 

[Keven Menard 658]

We recommend not using the default sim views and stick to the ChasePlane ones. You can make a custom Spot View camera with more visual effects and with greater control than what P3D offers by default.

Here's how you do it in CP:

1. Camera > Advanced > Enabled Gimbal
2. Camera > Advanced > Track Aircraft

TLDR Yes you can have that in ChasePlane

[Gabe777 132]

Hmmm... well if I press "S", it appears to switch to default external panning view - internal works as per CP settings..... and when I hit s=a CP external preset, it goes back to CP control !

Maybe an anomaly, but it works for me !

 

Great stuff.... gets better all the time.... well done (!) - next to Simstarter, this is the best app made for flightsim - just wish I'd come on board a year ago.

 

Thnx again.

[Gabe777 132]

Appears that once preset views are assigned to the hatswitch, that ability to use the panning in default mode, is gone !

 

Oh well, at least I have the choice.

 

Cheers