Hat Switch Panning

[Jim Hall]

I have my hat switch on my CH Eclipse yoke for View (Pan) and I am able to look around; however, it stays where I last looked and I have to fumble around trying to get it to look forward again. Is there a way to make the view look forward center quickly? Especially when I'm looking back waiting for the 45 deg angle on pattern approach.

[f16jockey_2]

There’s a View Center command, by default assigned to Ctrl Space or Shift Space IIRC (not at my sim computer). You can assign it to a joystick button as well (joystick 1 or 2 by default IIRC).

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Wim

[f16jockey_2]

Correction:

the command is called "Eyepoint reset", the default keystroke is .

 

Wim

[il88pp]

= "eyepoint Reset"

that does two things:

It resets the view to 'forward'

but it also resets the eyepoint (seat position).

So if you had moved the eyepoint up in flight using " etc", that will now be reset,

and you will have to adjust your eyepoint again.

 

A better command to use is:

"Look Forward (3D Cockpit)"

This does not change the eyepoint and only resets the view to "Forward".

 

I have "Look Forward (3D Cockpit)" assigned to a joystick button, and use it all the time.

 

I still have "eyepoint Reset" assigned to .

Comes in handy as well but I don't use it nearly as much.

 

Edited October 27, 2019 by il88pp

[Jim Hall]

Thank you gentlemen for your advice.