26 minutes ago, flyingscampi said:

For the A321 I had to compromise slightly on the FOV as pulling the eyepoint back until I could see the main displays put my head

This is why I find the TrackIR so valuable - I get an accurate FOV and can easily move my virtual head to scan around the cockpit.

1 hour ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

Should have said I'm on SU2 beta, latest version. You seeing this too?

I once had this at random in this beta (or maybe a release just before - I can't remember), but then I get lots of other things at random as well. 
My view settings seem to just change when they feel like it (on start ups in particular - maybe the same as you mention - they don't hold), and I even got completely stuck in the controls section a while back as I couldn't escape out by any means - was right in the middle of a flight - I had to use Alt-F4, and that is it, that flight is gone!

Not having an easy way to set up my Tobii is killing me, as like you say, just like TrackIR, it alleviates a lot of the FoV and view settings issues anyway.  This all worked fine in 2020 for me.
I understand it is a beta, but it is surely getting close to release, and while we always move forward with each SU, I am not sure this one is in the best of shapes at the moment. 
We are now 8 months in and still some of the basics still aren't right.  At this rate, I am worried it is going to take another year at least before we get to 2020 levels of usability.

I am a bit down about it actually, so I am sure MS / Asobo must be feeling it as well.  Sometimes I think I will dive in for an hour, then I just think no, it is too much of a mixed bag still.
Trouble is, once you have sampled the best bits of 2024 that work well, I have no real appetite to go back to 2020, as I am sure you can understand.

Edited April 22, 20251 yr by bobcat999

2 hours ago, bobcat999 said:

Trouble is, once you have sampled the best bits of 2024 that work well, I have no real appetite to go back to 2020, as I am sure you can understand.

Yes, feel this too.  After this time with 2024, you certainly notice 2020's limitations in the areas improved in 2024.

Thanks for this information and explanation!  I'm going to experiment with this and some of my most frequently used aircraft.

I use the VFR pilot view as my default view for all aircraft so that will be a good starting point.

11 hours ago, bobcat999 said:

I once had this at random in this beta (or maybe a release just before - I can't remember), but then I get lots of other things at random as well. 
My view settings seem to just change when they feel like it (on start ups in particular - maybe the same as you mention - they don't hold), and I even got completely stuck in the controls section a while back as I couldn't escape out by any means - was right in the middle of a flight - I had to use Alt-F4, and that is it, that flight is gone!

Not having an easy way to set up my Tobii is killing me, as like you say, just like TrackIR, it alleviates a lot of the FoV and view settings issues anyway.  This all worked fine in 2020 for me.
I understand it is a beta, but it is surely getting close to release, and while we always move forward with each SU, I am not sure this one is in the best of shapes at the moment. 
We are now 8 months in and still some of the basics still aren't right.  At this rate, I am worried it is going to take another year at least before we get to 2020 levels of usability.

I am a bit down about it actually, so I am sure MS / Asobo must be feeling it as well.  Sometimes I think I will dive in for an hour, then I just think no, it is too much of a mixed bag still.
Trouble is, once you have sampled the best bits of 2024 that work well, I have no real appetite to go back to 2020, as I am sure you can understand.

I agree. I'm in the beta, but have mixed results.

No two flights seem to give the same results.

1.4.14 beta now gives a strange issue on landing, where my frame rate drops to 11-20 FPS range and recovers after I leave the runway. Prior to this, a solid 60FPS from departure to the point of landing!

I'm using the Fenix in my tests, at various airports.

No point in using default aircraft for my tests, as I never fly them.... probably never will.

 

1 hour ago, Bunchy said:

I agree. I'm in the beta, but have mixed results.

No two flights seem to give the same results.

1.4.14 beta now gives a strange issue on landing, where my frame rate drops to 11-20 FPS range and recovers after I leave the runway. Prior to this, a solid 60FPS from departure to the point of landing!

I'm using the Fenix in my tests, at various airports.

No point in using default aircraft for my tests, as I never fly them.... probably never will.

 

Quite a few of us having this exact issue so hopefully they will solve it.

On 4/21/2025 at 9:27 AM, AlexMD11 said:

Very interesting, showed that my FOV was way off and had to zoom in much more. Only drawback is now that scenery looking much blurrier due to the extra zoom, but really feel it makes a positive difference in terms of sense of speed so will keep it regardless!

I found the same thing...this was in the FSS 727 in FS2024.  Maybe I messed something up but I went through the steps a few times and came to the same conclusion.  I had to alter my FOV quite a bit and while the cockpit was fine, the scenery out the front window was quite blurry.

In my opinion, most of the time its a server issue. One day I can have sharp textures and no stutter, another day, same location, same aircraft and otherwise same conditions, textures are a blurry mess while getting huge spikes on the main thread. 

On 4/23/2025 at 10:02 AM, Bunchy said:

1.4.14 beta now gives a strange issue on landing, where my frame rate drops to 11-20 FPS range and recovers after I leave the runway.

I see this too.

8 hours ago, regis9 said:

I found the same thing...this was in the FSS 727 in FS2024.  Maybe I messed something up but I went through the steps a few times and came to the same conclusion.  I had to alter my FOV quite a bit and while the cockpit was fine, the scenery out the front window was quite blurry.

Strange. With a correct FOV all scenery outside is super sharp.  Maybe you are just used to an incorrect FOV and need to adjust 

I’m leaning more toward there’s a step I’m not doing right since it seems there’s only two of us reporting the issue.

Also, wouldn’t be a server issue as the scenery is only blurry in the one view I’ve changed the FOV for, and it returned to normal when I changed the FOV back.  

1 hour ago, regis9 said:

I’m leaning more toward there’s a step I’m not doing right since it seems there’s only two of us reporting the issue.

Also, wouldn’t be a server issue as the scenery is only blurry in the one view I’ve changed the FOV for, and it returned to normal when I changed the FOV back.  

I agree that you may have missed a step.  The scenery isn't blurry at correct FOV here.

I have noticed the camera view keys are not working correctly for me, so I am setting the FOV each time I enter an aircraft. Only takes a few seconds so no problem until the camera keys work correctly.

It's a shame there isn't an XCamera for MSFS. 😩

On 4/24/2025 at 8:55 AM, The_Flying_Potato said:

It's a shame there isn't an XCamera for MSFS. 😩

Agreed. Or at least something similar like EZDok or ChasePlane.

I just ran across this thread.  I'm flying the Fenix.  55" TV and 32" from the screen I get vFOV at 94 degrees.  94/57.3 = 1.64.  Brought up debug mode and my default FOV was about 1.08 (ish) at 50%.  I kept scaling my camera zoom all the way down to 10% and got FOV up to about 1.4.  That's astonishing that 10% zoom couldn't get up to 1.64!  I set up a flight and, weirdly, it looked pretty good.  Some things were weird.  I seemed far away from the PFD but couldn't really move forward because the dash would block part of the PFD and any adjustment to fix that would have messed up the view outside and enhance a "fishbowl" effect.  Leaving my original view was the only real option.  Tried a few landings.  Have to say, it seemed about right...which again, to me, was very strange.  Maybe I did something wrong?  

Are these setting similar to anyone else?

Also, anyone ever hear of "Panini" projection?  I wonder if that would help?

 

Gregg