View on takeoff

[Fasteddie93]

Can anybody help me ? I am playing on realistic difficulty , but I can’t seem to see the planes that are in front of me on the runway .. i crash into them if I am not using rudder to see them out the side of my plane .

[Strewth]

3 hours ago, Fasteddie93 said:

Can anybody help me ? I am playing on realistic difficulty , but I can’t seem to see the planes that are in front of me on the runway .. i crash into them if I am not using rudder to see them out the side of my plane .

This has always been and still is a real life problem with tail-draggers.
You need to zig zag a bit and try to look out the side of the cockpit when taxying.

Cheers

 

[migmadmarine]

If you're not the first in line, just wait for the guy to either your front right or front left to depart, and you'll be in the clear, since the aircraft always spawn in a staggered column. 

[Drum]

Become a Sloweddie93 when taking off then.

[Nihil_]

hello, if you open the canope (right alt+c) you can move your head further up and to the side for better visibility. i only do this for taxiing tho, as Mr Migmad said just wait for the plane next to you to start moving

Edited March 2, 2022 by Nihil_

[Giggles]

if you can... external view is a beautiful helper.   Especially at take off and crash landings

[PatrickAWlson]

20 hours ago, Giggles said:

if you can... external view is a beautiful helper.   Especially at take off and crash landings

I confess to using this method more than once   

[Majpalmer]

Turn on the tags. You can see them moving. Then once airborne turn them off. 

[40plus]

Lean out the side and look... verify a clear runway before you power up. Close the canopy then tell Chewy to punch it.

 

The first step is the key one though....lean out the side

[Giggles]

1 hour ago, 40plus said:

Lean out the side and look... verify a clear runway before you power up. Close the canopy then tell Chewy to punch it.

 

The first step is the key one though....lean out the side

especially if you suffer from motion sickness

[Lord_Strange]

Just exclusively fly the He-111. Problem solved!

[BlitzPig_EL]

1 hour ago, Lord_Strange said:

Just exclusively fly the He-111. Problem solved!

The P38 and P39 are good to go in this regard as well.

[Yogiflight]

28 minutes ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

The P38 and P39 are good to go in this regard as well.

Not to forget the Me 262. Or wait for the Me 410. With its window in the nose you'll see aircrafts in front of you, too.

[[CPT]Crunch]

There's always the multiplayer solution, stomp rudder toward the closest side of the runway while holding the wheel brake, pivot 90 degrees, and than jam full throttle and go.

[Giggles]

1 hour ago, [CPT]Crunch said:

There's always the multiplayer solution, stomp rudder toward the closest side of the runway while holding the wheel brake, pivot 90 degrees, and than jam full throttle and go.

straight line is bad enough, but wheel brakes?  sounds suicidal..   ill just stomp it

[Spinnetti]

Its kinda funny. on realistic difficulty, why not fly like a real plane then? It was no different in real life. You have to do what are called S-turns. go a bit to the right, and look out, then go to the left then back until you have a clear runway. In the game however, you can usually see a dust plume or something for the plane in front of you. Just wait for that, do a couple s-turns to confirm then take off.

[Jaws2002]

IAR-80/81 should be good for visibility on take off and landing....

 

 

 

[Skycat1969]

Using the F2 key, "Old School."

 

[KevPBur]

 

On 3/10/2022 at 3:15 AM, Skycat1969 said:

 

 

I always wondered what the rods sticking out the wing of the Jug were for. Now I know, it's for passengers to hang on to ?

Does he help with deflection shooting too?