REALLY hard to see...

[cydno]

Originally Posted by loopdreams

True but I've done a fair bit of flying and it's a damn site easier to see cars on the ground if you're flying an actual, real plane at 3,000ft than it is to see them in this even when you're flying at 300ft. Eyes have a very much higher resolution than 720p and even cramped cockpits offer a wider field of vision than a telly. It's like flying a plane, whilst peering through a letterbox and wearing glasses smeared with butter. As detailed as the ground is in this sim it's nothing like the view from a plane in terms of readily identifiable landmarks with which to orient yourself.

Also with minimal HUD you don't get the target markers all over the place but you do get to use padlock view. I don't find it destroys immersion but merely compensates for some of the inherent deficiencies of playing on a screen.

Completely Agreed!

I only play on sim mode (and finished the campaign though) but I do not hesitate to use the virtual cockpit and the zoom as it compensates the poor visibility that we have in the game.
the immersion is still there anyway and it is really great when you shoot an enemy plane using the virtual cockpit and the zoom... it reminds me all of those WWII TV documentaries.

Also, here is how I managed to spot ground targets.... from pretty far try to line up with the targets pretty low, use the virtual cockpit and zoom in... it is pretty efficient . I managed to spot two vehicles in the street of stalingrad (which is, I must say, a real challenge!).