2 hours ago, Noel said:

With its shape and so forth seems like an awkward device to incorporate.  Do you have a stand or what have you to mount it on?  Def can't hold it and operate everything else so curious how users do this.  I have one which I use for 2KSports PGA Tour Golf.

Yes, Noel, as pointed out above, we don’t need to hold it continuously while flying our SIM airplanes, as e.g., my teen does…🙂…

You just have it on your desk within easy reach, and use it only for activities such as Drone or Camera View Panning, when you’re not actively flying the airplane or adjusting any cockpit instruments.

You may or may not find it suitable for yourself, but, since you already have one, it might be worth a try..

Cheers…!

1 hour ago, ryanbatc said:

INSERT enters drone view and I think default key is C so you can return to flying mode in that view.

So you can make control inputs whilst in Drone view?

I didn't know that🫡

To everyone who made the suggestion about using an Xbox controller, while in drone view; can you circle or go around your aircraft with the drone camera using the gamepad controller??

Hmmmm ... looks like I may be digging out my old X-Box controller from the junk box!!! I'm a bit of a screenshot junkie, so this will probably my drone view sessions a little easier to manage.

10 minutes ago, Matt Sdeel said:

To everyone who made the suggestion about using an Xbox controller, while in drone view; can you circle or go around your aircraft with the drone camera using the gamepad controller??

That’s the entire point of using the Xbox controller. You fly the drone around however you like. You can even detach it from the plane, set speed to 200 in the camera settings and just go explore the world. 

3 hours ago, Matt Sdeel said:

To everyone who made the suggestion about using an Xbox controller, while in drone view; can you circle or go around your aircraft with the drone camera using the gamepad controller??

 

Am I missing something here? You can circle/go around your plane with the normal drone camera controls. You do not need an XBox controller to do it.

1 hour ago, Christopher Low said:

Am I missing something here? You can circle/go around your plane with the normal drone camera controls. You do not need an XBox controller to do it.

The Xbox controller makes it much easier and more fun - for most people. You may of course disagree. But most who try, like it. 

The XBox Controller is the best choice for me to use the drone camera - just simple to use and works superb !!

cheers 😉

4 hours ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

I need to check this out. Thank you.

 

1 hour ago, Christopher Low said:

Am I missing something here? You can circle/go around your plane with the normal drone camera controls. You do not need an XBox controller to do it.

I think you're missing something?

You can move aircraft
You can rotate the drone camera
But you can't move the drone camera.

That is, "rotate" as in adjusting the pitch and yaw.

3 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

Am I missing something here? You can circle/go around your plane with the normal drone camera controls. You do not need an XBox controller to do it.

Hi Chris:

In MSFS, as folks have said, once you get used to it, it's much more intuitive and easier to use the Xbox controller for such specific (non-pilotage) camera and viewing tasks...than the (PC based) WASD & Arrow Keys etc...

After all, it has two built-in (little) joysticks (aka thumbsticks) that help with fluid and precise control of movements, which is generally hard to achieve on the PC. Of course, PC can also be customized for such tasks, but the Xbox Controller already has preset mappings that are convenient.

It all depends on your own preference. There are many helpful videos on it.

 

3 hours ago, Matt Sdeel said:

I think you're missing something?

You can move aircraft
You can rotate the drone camera
But you can't move the drone camera.

That is, "rotate" as in adjusting the pitch and yaw.

You can move the drone camera (relative to the aircraft)! You use the WASD keys to do it.

9 hours ago, Matt Sdeel said:

I think you're missing something?

You can move aircraft
You can rotate the drone camera
But you can't move the drone camera.

That is, "rotate" as in adjusting the pitch and yaw.

You can, it's just a pain. It is entirely possible to completely control the drone from the keyboard, just like in theory you can fully fly the plane with keyboard and mouse. But it's just more fun with hardware that does the job better. For the drone, the Xbox controller is amazing. 

58 minutes ago, JonathanC said:

...just like in theory you can fully fly the plane with keyboard and mouse. But it's just more fun with hardware that does the job better...

...🙂...You said it, Jonathan, what I wished to say here...

I would also add a bit...from my Xbox experience:

"...just like in theory you can fully fly the plane with keyboard and mouse and an Xbox controller..." but an independent flight-controller hardware does the job much better...