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Post by MarkH on Mar 10, 2017 17:57:48 GMT
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Post by ScottB on Mar 12, 2017 12:49:05 GMT
Uh oh... you're moving on! Haha! I've been considering the same thing with all new displays of some sort, etc. So what's your first impression? Is there a decent Twin Otter? Have you seen this site? I've had it bookmarked for awhile now.
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Post by MarkH on Mar 12, 2017 15:18:37 GMT
Uh oh... you're moving on! Haha! I've been considering the same thing with all new displays of some sort, etc. So what's your first impression? Is there a decent Twin Otter? Well not necessarily moving on. I just have got it running this morning so very little report so far. I have managed to map the yoke, rudder, trim wheel and throttle quads and I have only tried flying the King Air (closest thing to a Twin Otter I can see built in). My first observation is I have to switch the graphics back and forth between 'monitor default' and 1280x1024 whenever I want to adjust a setting because XP runs with the bezel management enabled (and things are hidden behind the bezels) But I have a wide-screen VC view that I can fly and the TrackIR works. I managed to take off and land the King Air without crashing. Next up I will run Air Manager and see if there are some panels for the XP default aircraft. So far I seem to have reasonable performance with my FSX PC even running at stock speed (not overclocked), which I have upgraded to 16Gb RAM.
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MattS
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Post by MattS on Apr 10, 2017 1:13:33 GMT
Oh no Mark!!! I just saw your latest video and I'm wondering if you are runner a fever or something?!?! Please tell us that you haven't run out of patience with 32 bit..... The thought of starting ALL OVER makes be cringe.
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Post by blackeycole on Jun 6, 2017 12:02:30 GMT
Can you setup each monitor in X-Plane to an different view like one looking left one monitor out the windshield fwd another looking rt band a forth of the instrument panels?
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Post by MarkH on Jun 6, 2017 12:20:39 GMT
Can you setup each monitor in X-Plane to an different view like one looking left one monitor out the windshield fwd another looking rt band a forth of the instrument panels? Yes, the user interface allows you to do this. For each monitor you specify the FOV and the offset (as an angle). So I have mine set up as three monitors with 40-degree FOV, with offsets -40, 0 and 40 degrees. As far as I can tell, the performance impact of doing it this way is minimal compared to doing it with a single window.
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Post by blackeycole on Jun 14, 2017 3:14:09 GMT
I was thinking more of front view, lt veiw, RT view, instrument panel view. Or maybe a chase plane view on a different monitor
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Post by MarkH on Jun 14, 2017 7:44:22 GMT
I was thinking more of front view, lt veiw, RT view, instrument panel view. Or maybe a chase plane view on a different monitor I don't understand the distinction you are making. A 'left view' is just the front view rotated to the left a bit? You could use 90-degree left and right views if you wanted but they wouldn't line up at the joins and there would be big blind spots. You can put instruments on a fourth monitor but only by having another VC view zoomed in on the instruments. I don't think many (any?) planes come with 2D panels for the main instruments.
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