stevehookem wrote on Aug 12
th, 2008 at 6:09pm:
I saw some with just the monitors but not turned on to show the gauges. I would like to see them on the monitor positions without being masked off.
It looks like one of the actual "switch" panels would interfere with the monitor pressing up against the back of the MIP (the monitor that has the back-up gauges and ND if I remember correctly). There is a switch set above the ND and to the right of the top backup gauge.
Steve,
I think what you are seeing up there (directly above the gear lever arm mechanism) is the standard A-B video switch that allows me to change which computer source is driving the captain's right MFD display. That allows me to alter what is being displayed there, should I wish.
The monitor in that right hand bay (for the Upper EICAS display) is mounted tipped up on it's side axis to get the clearances to work. That is very common approach to certain areas of cockpits to get things to "fit". I
may try to change out that CRT monitor with a small LCD screen if I can find the right display size and resolution.
There is no "magic" in the alignment of the gauges on the monitors to fit the fake panel fronts. It just takes some time tweaking the positions in the respective software programs until thay look "right" behind the panel facings.
One problem with this "display screen behind the wood" approach over the "real" fake hardware gauges for the smaller "steam gauges" is that the adjustment for the position that looks correct and centered from the captain's seat point of view, might look a little out of allignment from a position centered behind the cockpit (typical photo point) or from the first officer's position. But the "real" fake gauges are pretty expensive.
Speaking of how point of view affects things....... a REAL "bear" for a two seat cockpit with wide width is the issue of parallax on the out-the-windscreen display if you are using a projection system. If it is right for the captain....it is probably screwed up for the FO. There is a LOT of discussion on this problem on the various simpit boards. Also getting the size of things to look correct as to the real airplane's field of view is another issue for projection systems.
The more realism you desire....... the harder it gets.......every step of the way.
best,
...................john
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