Quote Originally Posted by Mike.Powell View Post
Another reason for using spherical mirrors is that the crew will experience the same mirror curvature regardless of their position. If it were not spherical, different cabin positions would perceive differing image distortions. The symmetry of a spherical mirror leads to better image quality throughout the cabin.
My sim is a single seat though, so this isn't as big of an issue.

I've been reading through some of the patents a bit, but having trouble getting any of the images to show up... And yes, it does describe using a spherical mirror with the image source located at the focal plane (half the radius of the mirror) just as Mike described.... That would certainly be easier, wouldn't even have to deal with this code I wrote (even though I'm really pleased with the code... )