"Quilljar"
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Jun 12, 2003, 4:41 AM
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Re: Do you like 3d cockpits?
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I much prefer the 3D or virtual cockpits when they are properly designed.
Most of them so far are not much good because of lack of detail and so on.
Flying seems much more realistic to me in a proper 3D cockpit, although for
IFR practice I guess the 2D panels are more useful. Take a look at the
Dreamfleet Cessna Cardinal Virtual cockpit, if you get the chance. It is
much more fun to fly VFR with it than with the panel. It can also be
adjusted too, by using the View Options or by changing the Aircraft .cfg
file as required.
I am hoping that FS2004 will have the best sort of quality in this regard.
Steve wrote:
> Dudley Henriques wrote:
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>> I need a favor please, if some kind soul has a few moments :-)
>>
>> If anyone out there is using CFS3, I have a question please. Are
>> there any of the 2D cockpits in this version, or are all the
>> cockpits virtual?
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> Sorry, I can't help you with CFS3.
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>> If there are 2D cockpits, would someone please take a screen shot of
>> the Spit, or a P47, or anything for that matter and send it to me so
>> I can see what the panels actually look like in the sim. I'm
>> thinking of buying it, but I really don't like virtual cockpits over
>> the photographic 2D panels in my sims.
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> I completely agree with the virtual cockpit comment, those things look
> contrived to me. A 2d screen is more in keeping with the view I have
> when flying a real aircraft. With luck 3d cockpits will turn out to
> be a manufacturers fad and slowly die down.
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> I was very disappointed when I found out that the new A320 PIC has no
> 2d cockpit. How could they make such a big mistake! I was looking
> forward to the product and now cannot buy it.
>
> How do others feel .... how many people like or hate 3d cockpits?
>
> Steve
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