50fighterfan
11-18-2011, 10:24 AM
Forgive me if this has already been covered, but I was not quite sure what to "search" for...
After procrastinating for a couple of years I'm finally going to make the effort to build a home cockpit. I"m torn between a 50ish fighter type aircraft and a larger transport type - I have a fondness for the Comet and/or Nimrod as well as the ubiquitous C-130.
What holds me back from basing my cockpit on a large aircraft is the question of how to orient the visuals? If the visuals are set up so everything looks right to the pilot, the 1st officers view will be skewed to the left. If the visuals are set up to the center line of the aircraft the pilot's view will be skewed to the right while the 1st officers view will still be skewed to the left - though not as badly.
My question is, how do people who build cockpits based on the "big iron" handle this?
Suggestions?
Thanx in advance!
George
After procrastinating for a couple of years I'm finally going to make the effort to build a home cockpit. I"m torn between a 50ish fighter type aircraft and a larger transport type - I have a fondness for the Comet and/or Nimrod as well as the ubiquitous C-130.
What holds me back from basing my cockpit on a large aircraft is the question of how to orient the visuals? If the visuals are set up so everything looks right to the pilot, the 1st officers view will be skewed to the left. If the visuals are set up to the center line of the aircraft the pilot's view will be skewed to the right while the 1st officers view will still be skewed to the left - though not as badly.
My question is, how do people who build cockpits based on the "big iron" handle this?
Suggestions?
Thanx in advance!
George