Friday 2010-10-22 Dev. update and Discussion

[Azimech]

Originally Posted by 6S.Manu

Infact I would like to not have the istant alert on screen (overheat!, flap jammed, ect);

Agreed.

So it would be nice if Oleg had found out a good compromise; swearing against a little moving arrow because your head keep moving and you can't aim correctly is not really realistic, but at the same time controlling the entire airplane controls without having to search them with your eyes is not really realistic too.

The right thing should be, IMO, that is you press a particular control that is needed to be ID on the cockpit panel between (so not the controls on stick nor the throttle) then your sight will automatically move on the controls for 1 or 2 seconds after the key has being pressed.

In that 1-2 seconds you could have lost sight with the enemy. So more advance planes who don't need switching between 20 levers to stay inflight (chargers, mixtures ect) could take an real advantage even ingame.

Bad idea.

Pilots were trained to know and operate every important control without looking. I've seen training films with pilots blindfolded on the ground in their cockpits while the instructor was testing them.

It's the same what I do, I have six levers and 12 buttons for my left hand. I don't look, I just operate them from memory.

[6S.Manu]

Originally Posted by Azimech

Bad idea.

Pilots were trained to know and operate every important control without looking. I've seen training films with pilots blindfolded on the ground in their cockpits while the instructor was testing them.

It's the same what I do, I have six levers and 12 buttons for my left hand. I don't look, I just operate them from memory.

Infact I stated that it should work only for controls who need to be ID on the panel. I know that a pilot must be trained to use basic controls without looking at.

But where are controls that, IMO, needs to be checked manually.
Look at the right panel on this mig3 cockpit: look at the number of levers.. IF I have to switch something I can't believe that a pilot could do it blindfolded.



An extreme example: if you have to change the light bulb of your gunsight I would like to have the complete animation. I'm scared by the "press SHIFT+G key" to instant change the light bulb.