Article ID: 176890
Article Last Modified on 3/23/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 95
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SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the point-of-view (POV) controls assigned to the hat switch on your joystick or to certain keys on the keyboard.
In Flight Simulator 98, you can use the hat switch on your joystick to rotate the view in a 360-degree panorama around the cockpit of your aircraft.
NOTE: This can cause confusion in a normal cockpit view window, because the control panel in normal cockpit view always remains in front of you. This can create the illusion that the aircraft is changing direction with the view when the aircraft actually remains on the original heading.
In Flight Simulator 95, when you use the POV hat button, you can rotate
your view up to a 90-degree angle to the plane.
You can also use keyboard commands to switch between views and to resume
normal view in Flight Simulator. The keyboard commands used to change
views are listed in the "More Information" section later in this article.
The basic commands are the same for both Flight Simulator 98 and Flight
Simulator 95; however, there are more commands for Flight Simulator 98
to allow for the 360-degree panorama option.
MORE INFORMATION
The POV hat button movements and keyboard commands that can be used to
switch views in Flight Simulator 98 and Flight Simulator 95 are listed
below.
NOTE: When you type the keyboard commands listed below, you must use the number keys on the numeric keypad on your keyboard.
Flight Simulator 98
Cockpit and Virtual Cockpit views
The following table shows how to use the hat switch on your joystick to change your view direction when you are in Cockpit view or Virtual Cockpit view:
View direction Hat switch direction
-------------------------------------
Pan up Hat switch up
Pan down Hat switch down
Pan left Hat switch left
Pan right Hag switch right
NOTE: When you are in Cockpit view, the aircraft control panel always remains in front of you when you use the hat switch to change the direction of your view. This behavior does not occur when you are in Virtual Cockpit view or when you use the keyboard to change the direction of your view.
The following table lists the keys or key combinations you need to press to change your view direction when you are in Cockpit view or Virtual Cockpit view, depending on whether the NumLock feature on your keyboard is turned off or on:
View direction Key with NumLock off Key with NumLock on
-----------------------------------------------------------
Front-left SHIFT+Num 7 Num 7
Front SHIFT+Num 8 Num 8
Front-right SHIFT+Num 9 Num 9
Left SHIFT+Num 4 Num 4
Up SHIFT+Num 5 Num 5
Right SHIFT+Num 6 Num 6
Rear-left SHIFT+Num 1 Num 1
Rear SHIFT+Num 2 Num 2
Rear-right SHIFT+Num 3 Num 3
Spot Plane view
The following table shows how to use the hat switch on your joystick to change the direction from which you view your aircraft when you are in Spot Plane view:
View direction Hat switch direction
-------------------------------------
Orbit up Hat switch up
Orbit down Hat switch down
Orbit left Hat switch left
Orbit right Hag switch right
The following table lists the keys or key combinations you need to press to change the direction from which you view your aircraft when you are in Spot Plane view, depending on whether the NumLock feature on your keyboard is turned off or on:
View direction Key with NumLock off Key with NumLock on
-----------------------------------------------------------
Front-left SHIFT+Num 7 Num 7
Front SHIFT+Num 8 Num 8
Front-right SHIFT+Num 9 Num 9
Left SHIFT+Num 4 Num 4
Top SHIFT+Num 5 Num 5
Right SHIFT+Num 6 Num 6
Rear-left SHIFT+Num 1 Num 1
Rear SHIFT+Num 2 Num 2
Rear-right SHIFT+Num 3 Num 3
Tower view
When you are in Tower view, you are always in the tower, looking at your aircraft. You cannot change the view direction in Tower view.
Flight Simulator 95:
To use keyboard controls in Flight Simulator 95, turn off the NumLock feature on your keyboard.
Cockpit view
The following table shows the keys or key combinations you need to press or the directions you need to move the hat switch on your joystick to change your view direction when you are in Cockpit view:
View direction Key combination Hat switch direction
-------------------------------------------------------
Front-left SHIFT+Num 7 Hat switch up-left
Front SHIFT+Num 8 Hat switch up
Front-right SHIFT+Num 9 Hat switch up-right
Left SHIFT+Num 4 Hat switch left
Right SHIFT+Num 6 Hat switch right
Rear-left SHIFT+Num 1 Hat switch down-left
Rear SHIFT+Num 2 Hat switch down
Rear-right SHIFT+Num 3 Hat switch down-right
Spot Plane view
The following table shows the keys or key combinations you need to press or the directions you need to move the hat switch on your joystick to change the direction from which you view your aircraft when you are in Spot Plane view:
View direction Key combination Hat switch direction
-------------------------------------------------------
Front-left SHIFT+Num 7 Hat switch up-left
Front SHIFT+Num 8 Hat switch up
Front-right SHIFT+Num 9 Hat switch up-right
Left SHIFT+Num 4 Hat switch left
Right SHIFT+Num 6 Hat switch right
Rear-left SHIFT+Num 1 Hat switch down-left
Rear SHIFT+Num 2 Hat switch down
Rear-right SHIFT+Num 3 Hat switch down-right
Tower view
When you are in Tower view, you are always in the tower, looking at your aircraft. You cannot change the view direction in Tower view.
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