Help solve this mystery - camera angle lock

[Luffe]

This is just a guess since I have not heard of this problem before.

Find Il2's main directory.
I don't know the excact path but it should be somewhere here: *\steam\steamapps\common\...

In the file 'conf.ini' (backup the file before editing it) locate the line: trackIRUse=1
and replace the 1 with a 0 and save and exit.

This simply disables Il2's ability to use 3rd party view control programs such as TrackIR, Newview, Freetrack...etc.

If this does not fix your problem, at least it eliminates another possible factor.

[smokeys_pal]

WOW

Luffe your 'guess' is precisely the solution! Thank you very, very much.

Now I think I have to eat crow... I admit that at some point in the last week I downloaded Freetrack, though I thought it was after this problem arose because with no ability to fly planes I had started looking for other things to do. Perhaps the Freetrack download initiated this problem.

Thanks again for your help, Luffe. Terrific.

[blobbob22]

nvm

[Novotny]

Well done Luffe! Love to see someone's issues being solved.

[sEver]

Originally Posted by Luffe

In the file 'conf.ini' (backup the file before editing it) locate the line: trackIRUse=1
and replace the 1 with a 0 and save and exit.

Had exactly the same problem as OP, and I'm grateful for the solution, I as well have been using FreeTrack some months ago.

Have a great flights!

[fireship4]

Thanks for the fix.

You can actually do it without disabling it in the config, just open freetrack and recentre worked for me.