How to display the virtual cockpit in FS2000 correctly
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Default FS2000 planes haven't 3D virtual cockpits like in FS98. But it supports imported planes, which have it. So there is a little "bug" in the program. 
If you are in the 2D cockpit and you switch to the virtual cockpit for the first time - using key Shift+S - your viewpoint is in the center of gravity of the plane and not in your eyes, like you expected.

But fortunately there is an easy solution:
It's sufficient to switch back to the 2D panel view ( using key S ), look to the right or left ( keys 4,6,... on numeric keybord ), and then switch to the 3D cockpit again ( Shift+S
If you have view controls on your joystick, use it for panning view around.

Default keys mapping for view panning isn't simple
( SHIFT+Backspace, SHIFT+Enter,CTRL+SHIFT+Backspace, CTRL+SHIFT+Enter )

So, if you have the joystick , I recomend you to redefine your of view control to the simple arrow keys - up, down, right , left.

 
© Milan Lisner, October 2000