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The Touchdown bug of PMDG

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1 minute ago, PavlinS said:

Which attempt you are talking about, the first post second video?

The first video in your initial post.

John B

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2 minutes ago, Biggles2010 said:

The first video in your initial post.

A, that was terrible. Also I use Chaseplane, so I don't understand why you criticize the view, since this is not my best effort. 

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@PavlinS, a tip if you want to see a natural perspective using ChasePlane.

If you have a monitor with a 16:9 aspect divide 9 by 16. You get 0.56. That is the correct zoom factor to use. Resolution is not a factor nor is the screen size.

Or if you have a 21:9 monitor then use 0.43. Adjust your viewpoint as required but do not change the zoom factor. See how you get on with that.

Ray (Cheshire, England).

System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant.

Cheadle Hulme Weather website.

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Ray, thank. I think my monitor is 16:9, it is 4K monitor, I took my views from the streamer Chewwy, but I change them, so they look better. But thank you. 

3 minutes ago, PavlinS said:

Also I use Chaseplane, so I don't understand why you criticize the view, since this is not my best effort. 

It was not meant as criticism. It was an observation. I notice many Youtube videos show a view which makes the approach look flatter than it looks in real life. It only matters with aircraft which create a realistic simulation of landing behaviour, because it means their behaviour may not correspond exactly to the messages your eyes are getting from the screen.

There are some situations in P3D 5.3 and to a lesser extent in P3D 4.5 where the zoom value can change, without it being obvious until on the approach. It is mostly related to multi screen setups using view groups and is triggered by other inputs like certain menu selections. I have had several conversations about this on the P3D forums. I do not use Chaseplane so I cannot say if that has any effect.  

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6 minutes ago, Biggles2010 said:

I do not use Chaseplane so I cannot say if that has any effect.  

Chaseplane is a camera addon program I have from long time. Unfortunately the community folder is not longer available, so I use Chewwy's presets. But I make my own as well. 

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22 minutes ago, PavlinS said:

Ray, thank. I think my monitor is 16:9, it is 4K monitor, I took my views from the streamer Chewwy, but I change them, so they look better. But thank you. 

I'm not surw what you mean. Have you tried what I suggested? 0.56 zoom?

Ray (Cheshire, England).

System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant.

Cheadle Hulme Weather website.

chlive.php

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4 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Have you tried what I suggested? 0.56 zoom?

I can't atm, but when I am able I will. 

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This is not a good view to me. 

 

THIS however is a good view of the cockpit:
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I wanted to add my own perspective.

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If you prefer your own that's fine. I'm just pointing out what gives a natural perspective.

Ray (Cheshire, England).

System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant.

Cheadle Hulme Weather website.

chlive.php

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It's too close for me, I can't see all the instruments that way. Thank you, I will attempt to make some landings with that one, if they are better I might use it. 

1 hour ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Plan your fuel correctly and you won't get the problem. Also, use INIT REF to configure the aircraft for landing.

My first thoughts were the same as yours, airspeed about 30 kts too high and why is the auto-throttle and A/P still on in good weather?

Those of us who use FS2Crew have a very capable co-pilot who takes care of most of that.

Intel i7 6700K @4.3. 32gb Gskill 3200 RAM. Z170x Gigabyte m/b. 28" LG HD monitor. Win 10 Home. 500g Samsung 960 as Windows home. 1 Gb Mushkin SSD for P3D. GTX 1080 8gb.

20 minutes ago, PavlinS said:

THIS however is a good view of the cockpit

this one is completely unrealistic

Artur 

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12 minutes ago, Beardyman said:

this one is completely unrealistic

By your standards, maybe. But please, do not be rude. 

16 minutes ago, PavlinS said:

By your standards, maybe. But please, do not be rude.

I have just said that ur setting is unrealistic, that's it - where do u see rudeness here ??

Artur 

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