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How to open the canopy in the Sting S4 (or any plane)

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I think I have seen videos saying to click on a clickspot behind me, but I find no clickspot there. Of course I have moved the handle to open. Also to me it seem that MSFS lacks any key command for open the door (canopy) at least I find no.

In FSX it used to be shift+E+1, shift+E+2, etc. to open all the hatches (that weren't battened down). 

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28 minutes ago, Fielder said:

In FSX it used to be shift+E+1, shift+E+2, etc. to open all the hatches (that weren't battened down). 

But not in MSFS as far as I can see

FSX had lots of good things removed in MSFS. In FSX controls page you check a box to make a key or button command repeat as long has you held it down. Or leave it unchecked to not repeat. You won't find this option in MSFS.(It is in Axis and  Ohs). 

 

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8 hours ago, jfri said:

I think I have seen videos saying to click on a clickspot behind me, but I find no clickspot there. Of course I have moved the handle to open. Also to me it seem that MSFS lacks any key command for open the door (canopy) at least I find no.

No access to the game at present but the click spot should be somewhere around where the real life latch sits, just above your head, dead centre between the seats.  You can see the latch lever in this real life photo.

 

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Edited by Glenn Fitzpatrick

I can just speak for the Sting and there you have to use the red handle on the pilots side to open the canopy. No shortcut.

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Btw a very nice feature in the Sting is if you try to open the canopy in flight it won't open fully due to the wind... but it won't close fully either due to the wind 😉 you have to get very very slow to close it or land... but the noise of the wind will drive you nuts...

Cheers T.

Edited by Torsen

3 hours ago, Torsen said:

I can just speak for the Sting and there you have to use the red handle on the pilots side to open the canopy.

You are absolutely correct. It is just the left hand (Pilot side) lever.

It does need to be rotated all the way past the green "Open" section to begin opening but that one click spot does the job.

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11 hours ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

 

It does need to be rotated all the way past the green "Open"

Yes that was what I missed. Not trivial to figure that out. A manual would have been good

4 hours ago, jfri said:

Yes that was what I missed. Not trivial to figure that out. A manual would have been good

Yeah, at least it is easier than a real Sting where you need to unlatch both sides then reach behind you and release the rear latch as well and push up while also holding it firmly in case the wind catches the canopy and turns it into a parasail.

The other issue with the canopy in the real Sting is, on a hot day,  it seems to focus sunlight on the dash like a magnifying glass and try and almost set the plane on fire 😄

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