Change viewing position?

[superconnie]

Well, that's bad news to me because I have a bit a problem right now. I wonder how you guys solved that problem...
My simulator is working now and I'm practicing flying but I almost never hit the runway. I figured out that the problem has to do with the alignment of the screen and picture. I started shifting everything to the left and to the right but it is quite difficult to find the right place.

How did you adjust your visuals? Just trial and error?

The effect I have at the moment is like this: I do a nice visual approach and the runway is straight in front of me. The closer I get to the runway, the more it slips to the side. When I watch the instant replay, I can see my airplane heading in a totally wrong direction. No wonder that I miss the runway...

Good ideas how to fix this are highly welcome.

Christian

[fweinrebe]

Can you attach the .cfg file of the aircraft in question as well as your fs9.cfg or fsx's .cfg file so that we can see if we find something in there?

[AndyT]

I don't understand this problem. I used to have a single monitor and I guessed I would not have the problem. Now I have a TH2Go and I still do not understand what the problem is. The runway is always right down the center of the middle monitor correct? (assuming you are flying straight) If I have 2 chairs then I should see the runway where it is right? In the center monitor? Now I can understand that I might not see it there until I get lower to the ground, but other than that, what exactly is the problem and why is it a problem?

[fweinrebe]

The effect I have at the moment is like this: I do a nice visual approach and the runway is straight in front of me. The closer I get to the runway, the more it slips to the side. When I watch the instant replay, I can see my airplane heading in a totally wrong direction. No wonder that I miss the runway...
Christian

Either superconnie didn't find the aiming point for the aircraft yet or there is a setting somewhere, where the longitudinal axis of the aircraft is bent or offset with an angle.

Maybe he should make a screenshot and show us which point he is using to aim for the runway and a screenshot of the "I can see my airplane heading in a totally wrong direction.." replay.

[Tomlin]

I don't understand this problem. I used to have a single monitor and I guessed I would not have the problem. Now I have a TH2Go and I still do not understand what the problem is. The runway is always right down the center of the middle monitor correct? (assuming you are flying straight) If I have 2 chairs then I should see the runway where it is right? In the center monitor? Now I can understand that I might not see it there until I get lower to the ground, but other than that, what exactly is the problem and why is it a problem?

Andy,

I have the exact same issue as you stated- No issue at all. Ive never quite understood how some folks have this issue of extreme crabbing and others (like myself) dont. When I first got the projector up and running for my visual system a year ago, I test flew it without changing anything and had no issues landing on the numbers each and every time, but admittedly the Copilot's view was crabbed. So, I took a look at the numbers for the X, Y, Z value and adjusted them to the center and it fixed it, as described by NicD for his sim. Now the crabbing is not too bad for the copilot either.

When I built my new PC and installed FS in there, I forgot to adjust the numbers for the view and flew for an hour or so and remembered that I needed to adjust it, but even then it was like the first time and was no issue really for me in the left seat.

I wonder why it seems to be an issue for some and not for others?

[Matt Olieman]

Read my post... #8 in this thread.

It just can't be fixed, there is NO WAY MSFS allows adjustments for you to have the center line on the center nose of the airplane and the pilot to look at the line to infinity and be centered to your position. AND that's a fact!!!!

The only way around this is, collimating mirror setup.

This is a topic that has been discussed for years.

Matt Olieman

[fweinrebe]

Thanks for the good explanations.

This sorts of reminds me of flying a real night approach with no moon or city lights for a horizon reference. That runway just don't want to stay in the middle. This is probably why this has never bothered me in MSFS.

[AndyT]

Well Matt,
I guess I'll just have to keep flying and landing on the numbers never understanding what the issue is. Not that it really bothers me that much...

[Matt Olieman]

For me it's difficult to explain of what you're experiencing, at least for me it is. If you were here and we're sitting at a table and pencil and paper, I can explain it much better

Matt Olieman

[N242AM]

For me it's difficult to explain of what you're experiencing, at least for me it is. If you were here and we're sitting at a table and pencil and paper, I can explain it much better

Matt Olieman

Maybe these will help. Should take you back a few years Matt.

I cannot get the first Avsim post to show up in a linkable form so just do a search on "Projection´s Parallax Problem" .

Here is another post.

http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?...ng_type=search