October 8, 20205 yr The more I fly my C172 (non G1000), the more smudges and fingerprints appear on the side windows. The bug splats on the front windscreen appear to be about the same but there are definitely more fingerprints on the window glass beside me so Im wondering if there is or will be a way to wash the windshield? anyone know? anyone else notice this? I hope its not just my imagination. | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
October 8, 20205 yr Time for a window-washing mod. Or how about a button on the windshield wiper lever that throws water on the window...
October 8, 20205 yr Sorry I couldn't resist, please forgive me 🙂 1. First you have to get this : 2. After spraying use cloth . Apply gentle vertical strokes to clean. Remember plexiglass can be easily scratched ! Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
October 8, 20205 yr Author I'm hoping they'll add washing and general maintenance to the hangar. They spent all that effort creating the place but it doesnt really do much. Might be nice to change the oil and spark plugs and stuff on certain aircraft. | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
October 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, sightseer said: The more I fly my C172 (non G1000), the more smudges and fingerprints appear on the side windows. The bug splats on the front windscreen appear to be about the same but there are definitely more fingerprints on the window glass beside me so Im wondering if there is or will be a way to wash the windshield? anyone know? anyone else notice this? I hope its not just my imagination. Have you tried the wipers?
October 8, 20205 yr 52 minutes ago, sd_flyer said: Sorry I couldn't resist, please forgive me 🙂 1. First you have to get this : 2. After spraying use cloth . Apply gentle vertical strokes to clean. Remember plexiglass can be easily scratched ! up and down! no circles! SAR Pilot. Flight Sim'ing since the beginning.
October 8, 20205 yr 6 minutes ago, airlinejets said: Have you tried the wipers? took me ages to work out how to turn the wipers on in the King Air. What fool put the switch up in the top panel.
October 8, 20205 yr Author 8 minutes ago, airlinejets said: Have you tried the wipers? all of the new smudges I see are on the side window next to the pilot's seat. They show up in the reflection of the sun. I will look for wipers though. havent seen them yet. Edited October 8, 20205 yr by sightseer | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
October 8, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, sightseer said: all of the new smudges I see are on the side window next to the pilot's seat. They show up in the reflection of the sun. I will look for wipers though. havent seen them yet. 172 does not have any
October 8, 20205 yr 18 minutes ago, sightseer said: all of the new smudges I see are on the side window next to the pilot's seat. They show up in the reflection of the sun. I will look for wipers though. havent seen them yet. Agree, I would like to see a possibility to get rid of them, too. Kind regards, Michael Intel i7-13700K / AsRock Z790 / Crucial 32 GB DDR 5 / ASUS RTX 4080OC 16GB / BeQuiet ATX 1000W / WD m.2 NVMe 2TB (System) / WD m.2 NVMe 4 TB (MSFS) / WD HDD 10 TB / XTOP+Saitek hardware panel / LG 34UM95 3440 x 1440 / HP Reverb 1 (2160x2160 per eye) / Win 11
October 8, 20205 yr The workaround is lowering the video setting to 'medium' for the windshield effects. Total hack but it helps. SAR Pilot. Flight Sim'ing since the beginning.
October 8, 20205 yr There is a config setting.....more info after I get off work. (there really is...I found it when playing around with some other config items...it should work on all default AC....not sure about custom addons like Carenado as I've been poking around in their files and see some glass textures I need to play with....My Mooney's windscreen is way too dirty for me....) Promise to share when I get off work and on my home PC (if someone else doesn't' 1st) Gotta run to a mtg! Regards, Steve DraGet my paints for MSFS planes at flightsim.to here, and iFly 737s hereDownload my FSX, P3D paints at Avsim by clicking here
October 8, 20205 yr I'd also like to be able to turn this off. I have to imagine if I owned a TBM930, the windshield wouldn't look like a beaten up old car. Or we if can't turn this off, maybe we need to double down on the realism by adding some "DONT TOUCH SCREENS" label maker labels to all the G1000 cockpits, and fingerprint smudges all over the G1000 screens.... Maybe some stains on the seats and carpet.... AMD 3950X | 64GB RAM | AMD 5700XT | CH Fighterstick / Pro Throttle / Pro Pedals
October 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, marsman2020 said: I'd also like to be able to turn this off. I have to imagine if I owned a TBM930, the windshield wouldn't look like a beaten up old car. I always found it odd that a lot of real world aircraft have a low hour recently fitted engine and a brand spanking new Garmin but otherwise look like a beaten up old car. Must be the aviation equivalent of the rat rod trend.
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