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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt
Well, to be fair, even if you start with a pre-set gyro it will drift over time and you will have to reset it anyway, so take a minute and learn to do it.
You don't even have to be directly looking at it, just click on it to align the course setter bars with the compass "line". You can also click with the stick in the way, it will still work and you still get the on-screen text telling you at what heading it's set. If it still bothers you trying to click on it, assign a couple of keys to do it and just watch until the yellow course selector lines are parallel to the white compass line.
I was confused because i didn't know how to read it until another forum user explained it in another thread, now i have no problems with it. The linked thread in SimHQ shows how it's done and it's very simple.
In short:
1) Align the yellow line of the course selector so that it's parallel with the main compass line (the big one), taking care to place the marking for North on the course selector ring on the edge of the compass line that has the small "T" on it.
2) Read the resulting heading from the on-screen text.
3) Turn the directional gyro to match it.
4) Repeat every 10-15 minutes or after violent maneuvers.
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This is still damned difficult because a lot of the time the compass needle ends are hidden by the stick. If you move the stick you change your heading and by the time you've settled it down you're either off-track or back where you started. Being off track is exactly what you are supposed to be avoiding!
The idea of viewing the instrument panel WITHOUT the stick in view is a good one because we are unable to simulate what happened in RL with the pilot leaning sideways enough to see the needle end and rotate the bezel. The cockpit head limitations prevent this no matter how much I stretch my TIR. The head limitations are there to stop daft outside views beyond what was possible but the compass should be seen around the stick.
Of course we could have a 'look down over the stick' or 'look more round the stick' view
