Detlef - The following was copied from the FS2002 Tips page at FlightSim.com -
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Locking the View from the Pilot's Seat
Details
Each aircraft has a panel directory and a panel.cfg file inside that directory. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE before trying the following:
Look for these lines (the values might vary)
VIEW_FORWARD_DIR= 3.0, 0.0, 0.0
If you increase the first figure before the first comma, you move your point of view higher up in the 2D cockpit. Reducing it moves you lower down into the cockpit. Note these parameters are only relevant to the use of 2D cockpits.
For 3D cockpits, to effect a permanent change you need to go into the aircraft.cfg file. In there, you will find a "views" stanza. There is a line beneath that says "eyepoint=xx,yy,zz". The figure you want to change here is the third one "zz".
Increasing this number moves you higher up into the cockpit and reducing it moves you lower down into the cockpit. You want to make very small changes to this number as you experiment.
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HTH,
Happy Holidays,
Vic