Oleg Maddox's Room #1

[Bobb4]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

It is difficult flying C.E.M. when the stick is in the way full cockpits. It's even more difficult flying C.E.M. in the HUD.

The Slip and Ball is best tool for targeting enemy, and RPM gauge is necessary for C.E.M. management of the prop settings for sure.

The LA-7 both the Slip and Ball and RPM gauge is obstructed by the stick that does absolutely nothing.

Sure I realize after you become accustomed to the sounds of the aircraft you can pretty well guess about the C.E.M, but you sure can't guess about the SLip and Ball, because there is not way we can sense the YAW that takes us off the target.
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I haven't checked out the BOB SOW planes to see if instruments will be obstructed by the stick.

What do we need the stick for? Do we need pilot legs, sticks or sticks with hands on them... NO!

I think these things should be considered

Agree and disagree at the same time. Yes slip and slide are important and so is engine management. Oleg has already stated that 6DOF will be modelled for trackir users making it easy to see all instrumentation. Hopefully a lean left and right can be modelled for non trackir users as well.
Hands on joysticks are better than floating sticks with invisible hands and the latter is better than none. Next you will be saying no rudder pedals...
For that matter why have a cockpit at all? Just easy to see instruments!!!!
If that is what you want it is already modelled. Some of us however like realistically modelled cockpits even with viewing restrictions.