...that doesn't reposition itself when you hit the position capture routine of Ctrl-F9?  Maybe that's not the right combination but it's what I've used since Day 1.  I take care to set position and zoom etc and then when I hit that combination it offsets significantly so it's not exactly where I intended it to be.  Is there something I'd doing wrong or is this just the way it is?

This thread really helped me a lot: 

I can't believe it took me nearly 4 years to figure this out, after all this other stuff I've been doing. 

Sorry if it's not what you're looking for. 

To reset the default pilot view to a new position, press LCTRL + F10 once you have the camera where you want it.

Set the new position, press the key combination and then press F to move to the new view.

5 minutes ago, RichieFly said:

To reset the default pilot view to a new position, press LCTRL + F10 once you have the camera where you want it.

Set the new position, press the key combination and then press F to move to the new view.

Sounds simple thanks I can try it tomorrow.

This is the video I found on youtube years ago and by using the advice within I have the MSFS cameras running EXACTLY like I used to have Chaseplane in P3D. 

Only exception is no cinematic cameras whilst in cruise, but maybe there's an addon for that?

 

This is how I set it up.

1.  Go into Options > General > Camera (NOT the in-flight Camera Menu) and make absolutely sure that Height, Horizontal Position, and Zoom are set to 50!  These are the global values and if they're not set to default (50), all of your future custom views will not save correctly.  This is probably a bug because it's counter intuitive to apply global changes all over again when trying to save a view; but it is what it is.

2. In Options > Controls, search for the command "VFR Pilot View Save" and assign a key binding.  By default, this command is unassigned... I assigned it to Ctrl + Alt + V.

3. Make a note of your controller assignments for  "Reset Cockpit View".  Default is Left Ctrl + Spacebar and/or "F" (I also have it assigned to the trigger on my joystick).

4. Load the aircraft of your choice and use the translation, look, and zoom controls to position the camera exactly where you want it.  When you have what you want for a default view, press the "VFR Pilot View Save" binding assigned in step 2 (Ctrl + Alt + V in my case).  Now, every time you press the "Reset Cockpit View" button(s), it will go back to this view and will NOT alternate to other intermediate views with subsequent presses... yay!

5.  Now that you have a default view defined, custom cameras may also be saved the same way using the associated key bindings... default is Left Ctrl + Left Alt + Numpad 0 to 9.  These views are recalled using the corresponding "Load Custom Camera #" commands... default is Left Alt + Numpad 0 to 9 

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set individualized default and custom views for each aircraft you own.