Inside cockpit zoom

[wan2fly99 38]

When I start the sim and go to cockpit view, I do not touch the zoom feature using the mouse

I see zoom is set at 40.

Is this realistic?

Using this sometimes trying to see runways signage is quit impossible.  If I point the aircraft right at the sign and then zoom in you can disguinsh what it says.

When flying GA in real life, I can see the sign.

Not sure if zoom as to be set deiferently

[pmb 5,139]

I set it to 70. There's a series of YouTube clips explaining most natural zoom settings for FSX/P3D and I tried to model this by mimicking the very same situation in Prepar3d and MSFS. Unfortunately numerical values between P3D and MSFS are different.

Although there is a certain range for lower or higher values (higher values usually incur a performance hit) according to taste, I think 40 is quite low.

Kind regards, Michael

[jimcarrel 688]

I run in the 50 to 60 range. It's been years since in pilots seat (Piper Arrow), but remembering what the passenger seat proximity was like, led me to high 50"s.

[dobee51 349]

How do you know what the zoom setting is? Is there an on-screen display?

Usually what I do is switch to the default outside view, and then set the cockpit to the same zoom level.

[pmb 5,139]

Your can set it somewhere in the settings, there is a slider. It holds that value on shutdown and restart.

Kind regards, Michael

[wan2fly99 38]

Thanks everybody will try that tonight

[Will Fly For Cheese 1,710]

55-65 - DEPENDING ON YOUR OWN EYESIGHT'S PERIPHERAL VISION (EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT) WILL GET YOU THE MOST NATURAL LOOKING VIEW OF THE WORLD BEYOND THE COCKPIT WINDOWS.

Sorry I shouted that. Had the caps lock left on from another site I had to shout on.