When I am at 1.00 zoom with the shockwave P-40 the aircraft is very very small, and I want it to nearly fill my view like all my other aircraft do. How can I move the camera closer to the aircraft, so that it nearly fills my view at 1.00 zoom? I've looked all through the cfg and have not found this setting.

It's a new file for FSX. Mine is here:C:Documents and SettingsScottApplication DataMicrosoftFSXCameras.cfgScott.

Can only find a Zoom-Setting there. Nothing to change the distance.

OK, yes you are correct. Here is a post from a user from another forum:"There is always a way to correct how close or far away you are from an airplane in spot view. Back in FS9 the only way you could do it was in the view options. In FSX however you can actually use the default key assignements ctrl+= or ctrl+-. It works wonderfully, and changes the whole perspective of the airplane in spot view as well."Scott.

Here's a bit more:SHIFT+ENTER=UPSHIFT+BACKSPACE=DOWNCTRL+ENTER=BACKWARDCTRL+BACKSPACE=FORWARDCTRL+SHIFT+ENTER=RIGHT (zoom away)CTRL+SHIFT+BACKSPACE=LEFT (zoom in)Scott.

I'm trying this now. I see an effect with shift= and shift-, but not the other ones.

>OK, yes you are correct. Here is a post from a user from>another forum:>>"There is always a way to correct how close or far away you>are from an airplane in spot view. Back in FS9 the only way>you could do it was in the view options. In FSX however you>can actually use the default key assignements ctrl+= or>ctrl+-. It works wonderfully, and changes the whole>perspective of the airplane in spot view as well.>">>Scott.Sweeeet! You just made my day. This is going to be good for screenshots too! I've always wanted to do wide angle shots, but of course you need to be right on your subject for those.

WOW!Thank you..Thank you for this. By God , I thought we lost this feature in FSX!Thanks for the Question and thanks for the answer!Manny

>I'm trying this now. I see an effect with shift= and shift-,>but not the other ones.Those are within the VC of the airplane.Manny