Radio volume keys

[fac851]

I wish we could adjust the Radio volume level in the cockpit with keys. In FC3 its only adjustable in the Options menu (Helmet audio slider), but it would be realistic if its adjustable during flight.

 

If you set it loud in options, the constant chatter can be annoying, but if you set it normal you could miss important info under noisy circumstances.

You want to turn up the volume when it's important to hear the messages, so it would be cool if we could assign keys to the radio/helmet volume!

[Rongor]

There are many things that would be realistic if it was adjustable during flight in cockpit. Simply this is not the scope of Flaming Cliffs aircraft. These contain Standard Systems Modeling (SSM) only.

 

You can do such things in the Advanced Systems Modeling (ASM) by actually using cockpit levers, buttons, keys and knobs in the DCS modules.

[fac851]

There are many things that would be realistic if it was adjustable during flight in cockpit. Simply this is not the scope of Flaming Cliffs aircraft. These contain Standard Systems Modeling (SSM) only.

 

You can do such things in the Advanced Systems Modeling (ASM) by actually using cockpit levers, buttons, keys and knobs in the DCS modules.

 

For myself the flying experience is most important, having every little button available is somewhat less important. I prefer to focus on the actual flying including tactics/startegy, both A-10C as well as the FC3 aircrafts are fine for this purpose (it's certainly not arcade style).

 

I use triple 50" screens (low-lag HD) in a otherwise dark cockpit cabin and the feeling of immersion is great, I have the front cockpit panel almost in full in view on my center screen so I can see all primary flight instruments without having to shift the view. I'm a retired airline pilot and I cannot imagine having to fly without those in view (I automatically scan those without moving my head, just quickly focussing my eyes there).

I prefer flying without having to navigate with a mouse, it distracts from realism. I guess this will change once I switch to the Oculus Rift, then shifting your viewpoint will become natural. Can't wait to fly the A-10C there :)

 

The thing that distracts me most from a realistic experience is the constant mechanical radio chatter, that's why I wish for being able to quickly adjust the radio volume in flight. I guess this feature would be easy to implement. Alternatively for FC3 the radio volume could be automatically adjusted depending on the background noise, but why make this complicated when assigning 2 keys in-game to the existing helmet audio option solves the problem.