Intelligent Tower View

[Guest adlion944]

I've always missed a feature that you find in many military sims like Jane's USAF or Novalogic F-22 that give you a simple fly-by view. This requires the software moving the camera intelligently as you move about.I particularly like watching my takeoffs and landings and the default camera position at most airports is miles away and very high up from the active runway (often with a bldg obstructing the view).I know I can use map view to move the tower by dragging the icon and adjusting the altitude, but this is a pain. Can someone design a module that intelligently moves the camera to the same general area and altitude of the aircraft so I can get a quick instant replay of my takeoff without a lot of effort?Is this even possible in FS2002? I think someone did this for FS2000.Dave

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>I've always missed a feature that you find in many military >sims like Jane's USAF or Novalogic F-22 that give you a >simple fly-by view. This requires the software moving the >camera intelligently as you move about. >>I particularly like watching my takeoffs and landings and >the default camera position at most airports is miles away >and very high up from the active runway (often with a bldg >obstructing the view). >>I know I can use map view to move the tower by dragging the >icon and adjusting the altitude, but this is a pain. Can >someone design a module that intelligently moves the camera >to the same general area and altitude of the aircraft so I >can get a quick instant replay of my takeoff without a lot >of effort? >>Is this even possible in FS2002? I think someone did this >for FS2000. >>Dave FSNAV allows you to change the loackation of the tower view and its altitude. But its not a one time deal. Its per session, per airport.Pete

[Guest cwright]

>Is this even possible in FS2002? I think someone did this >for FS2000. >>Dave Dave, I think Lovett Software produced a fly by view for FS2000. I too would like to see a fly by view in FS2002. Why Microsoft didn't include something so basic is beyond me. Maybe in FS2004.... Best regards, Chris