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it’s also useful to toggle between quick views and free camera when in external view Personally, I use the button under my thump to reset view to front view (button #3 on T16000M joystick). When flying, you can press the shortcut of a specific custom camera once to activate it, then press it again to return to front view or press another shortcut of another custom camera. Open the controls menu and add shortcuts of the numpad for all created custom camera views as shown in the screenshot below. (C) Now, it’s the time to bind the custom cameras with the desired buttons. Anyway, Thanks to AcktuNasrabi, there is a work around to make custom view for the passenger window camera “passing the invisible walls” by editing CAMERAS.CFG file of the airplane. So, I’m keeping this for passenger view when possible (hopefully Microsoft will fix the movement inside the airplanes as I cannot do custom view for drone camera). Note: some planes allow for moving to the backseat as in Cub while others like Cessna, it’s not possible.

Also 45 degrees are bit lower than what I want.Ĭustom Camera 5 → look front with a little to the bottom to show the trim wheel (personally, I prefer to see the wheel while adjusting the trim to set it visually to certain a position).Ĭustom Camera 8 → copilot view/ a bit closer (zoomed) to MFD/GPS screen

Note: there are already dedicated shortcuts for 45 and 120 degrees cockpit quickview in camera views menu, you may use them if you like but I find custom camera better as I can use my free camera while using the custom view ( i.e., I can adjust custom camera when flying). My configuration is as followsĬustom Camera 7 → 45 degrees to the front left viewĬustom Camera 9 → 45 degrees to the front right viewĬustom Camera 1 → 120 degrees to the back left viewĬustom Camera 3 → 120 degrees to the back right view (we will assign the load shortcuts later below) Also make sure to click the numbers above the letters NOT the ones in the numpad. Important Note: use “LEFT” Ctrl and “LEFT” ALT. (A) Configure the first camera by positioning, for example, your view to be 45 degrees front view (you may use the free camera using the mouse to make the configuration precise including the desired zoom), then use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+7 to save it on custom camera #7 The idea is to use one hand on the numpad of the keyboard or on the throttle buttons (as in TWCS throttle) to control the views. In the following, I’m sharing my configuration of custom cameras which made my experience much easier and enjoyable. I’m reposting it here in the public forum since the alpha forum cannot be accessed by newcomers.

#Xplane 11 hot keys how to#

for details on how to configure hat switch please refer to my response to a question below in the chain of this post.Īs an alpha tester, I had several tries and I posted my setting which was liked by many.

This is because I found it irritating and not natural to move from extreme left to extreme right back position with just the hat switch.

I’m also sometimes using Translate key to move within the cockpit.

In fact, my configuration is to use custom camera first then to use the hat switch to fine tune my view. Of course you can configure your POV/hat switch to look around inside the cockpit.

#Xplane 11 hot keys simulator#

Flight simulator has a robust camera system (if configured correctly). For a lot people, the cockpit views during navigation could be a challenge without head TrackIR / VR.