Simple immersion feature - remove helmet

[JCTherik]

Remove helmet - needs 1 toggle binding, and/or 2 Helmet on/Helmet off bindings.

Helmet on - hear like in helmet, HMCD works, radio works

Helmet off - hear like in helmet disabled, HMCD disabled, slightly reduced contrast or washed out colors or something to simulate the lack of visor, radio muted

Bonus points - an animation.

 

Why?

I want to hear the engines spool up with canopy open in full glory.

But then I have to go to settings and enable "hear like in helmet" if I want to hear people talking on the radio.

Edited September 23, 2022 by JCTherik

[draconus]

Afaik pilots enter the cockpit already wearing helmet for safety reasons.

[SharpeXB]

Think hearing protection… I don’t think anyone wants to hear jet engines “in full glory” IRL. 

[Cab]

1 hour ago, JCTherik said:

Remove helmet - needs 1 toggle binding, and/or 2 Helmet on/Helmet off bindings.

Helmet on - hear like in helmet, HMCD works, radio works

Helmet off - hear like in helmet disabled, HMCD disabled, slightly reduced contrast or washed out colors or something to simulate the lack of visor, radio muted

Bonus points - an animation.

 

Why?

I want to hear the engines spool up with canopy open in full glory.

But then I have to go to settings and enable "hear like in helmet" if I want to hear people talking on the radio.

 

Can you just use the F2 external view?

[Rapierarch]

On 9/23/2022 at 3:05 PM, Cab said:

Can you just use the F2 external view?

Well he wants more immersion, F2 view is probably something he avoids.

[Cab]

Immersion is sitting in the cockpit with your helmet on during engine startup.

At least with F2 you can pretend you're the plane captain with no hearing protection.

Or...

Do F2, then CTRL + F11 (jump to free camera), then maneuver yourself back into the cockpit area.

Edited September 26, 2022 by Cab

[SharpeXB]

I don’t think anyone IRL intentionally listens to a jet engine without hearing protection…

[Kang]

Use case aside... adding this as a ground crew menu item would probably not be a huge project.

[JCTherik]

6 hours ago, Kang said:

Use case aside... adding this as a ground crew menu item would probably not be a huge project.

aww, a toggle button would be better, it's got nothing to do with the crew.

 

Also, that would lead to an awkward situation if requiested to take off helmet with the canopy closed. I guess the crew would just take your helmet and then you wouldn't be able to call them again, cause you've got no mic. You'd have to open the canopy.