"Glance at compass" custom view.

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CloD has the poorest cockpit custom views of actual "flight games" with only one custom view, the "Glance at Dashboard", who show a zoomed view for center of panel, but using the same angle/FOV for all planes, resulting more useful in some that in others. Example, in Spitfire is possible read/adjust Directional Gyro, but not in Hurricane - there this instrument is hidden by spade grip.

 

 

As can be seen, nor a sign of the compass...  And in British planes there's no alternative - like the "cheater" possible in German planes placing the mouse cursor over compass to see digital information of heading - is need look the compass, that being a naval compass show true heading opposite to needle "+" tip.

 

Example: Needle tip point for 285 on Course Setter Scale*, true heading is 75.

 

Picture from ACG navigation tutorial.

 

* For this use Course Setter scale "N" need be placed against compass Lubber Line,  the "Red on red", (Lubber Line non-existent in CloD compass 3D) at 12:00 o'clock.

 

If the unlucky 'virpilot' don't have a headtrack, rest press mouse right and middle button, move mouse left and forth, and again until can see, doable in ground but awkward in flight.

 

A workaround  for this movements in one joystick button press using Xpadder ($10) macro, a "Glance at Compass":

 

 

 

How to: https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=33766&d=1516038517

 

PRO: This custom view is stable, don't require "be a statue"  when adjusting Course Setter scale as using headtracker.

 

CON: Although work OK for Spitfire, Hurricane, is not useful for Blenheim, Beaufighter due their different compass placement.