submitted Block Sunlight with VR Head!

[mytai01]

An annoying thing that bothers me, is that I need to be able to move my virtual head in VR to block sunlight glare from washing out indicator lights that I can't see if they're on, or not, because direct virtual sunlight is hitting the indicator. In real life, one would just use their head or hand to cast a shadow. Can do that in game, yet! For example, you've locked a target in the F-15, but you can't tell if you have the shoot cue on the canopy bow lights because the sun is directly behind you. There's no way to block the light with your virtual body.  

Edited February 6, 2023 by mytai01

[Teriander]

In real life, pilots have very dark visors that block out a lot of the sun and still allow them to read HUD and HMD information.  This would be a better solution and one that I've requested for many years.  

But I'm glad to see someone else like you is smart enough to notice this problem/lack of feature.  

You get my support! 

[mytai01]

On 2/5/2023 at 6:18 PM, Teriander said:

In real life, pilots have very dark visors that block out a lot of the sun and still allow them to read HUD and HMD information.  This would be a better solution and one that I've requested for many years.  

But I'm glad to see someone else like you is smart enough to notice this problem/lack of feature.  

You get my support! 

That's not the same as my complaint. Visors aren't going to help having the sunlight shinning directly on the light itself. The sunlight is reflecting off the glass, or plastic, lens of the light. That reflection is so bright the actual light can't illuminate bright enough to overpower the reflection. It's like looking at your cellphone screen while it's facing directly at the sun.

Edited February 8, 2023 by mytai01

[NineLine]

This is an interesting suggestion (I think its been talked about it before), I will submit it for consideration, I will also look for the visor, I am not sure if that has ever been requested but could be a cool idea. 

The visor seems like an easier one to add obviously, I think the head movements or hand movements would require more model animation and could be more difficult. 

Thanks. 

[okopanja]

8 hours ago, mytai01 said:

That's not the same as my complaint. Visors aren't going to help having the sunlight shinning directly on the light itself. The sunlight is reflecting off the glass, or plastic, lens of the light. That reflection is so bright the actual light can't illuminate bright enough to overpower the reflection. It's like looking at your cellphone screen while it's facing directly at the sun.

 

I believe those visors might be polarized.

[unlikely_spider]

20 minutes ago, okopanja said:

I believe those visors might be polarized.

Polarized lenses can interfere with being able to see certain cockpit displays or make rainbow effects on acrylic, plastic, and certain coatings. I'd be surprised.

It can also reduce the glare you see from other planes in the distance, which reduces spotting ability.

Edited February 9, 2023 by unlikely_spider

[snowman[FR]]

Visor had been asked a lot.

[mytai01]

On 2/8/2023 at 2:39 PM, okopanja said:

I believe those visors might be polarized.

I don't know if pilot visors are polarized, but I do know that USAF controllers aren't allowed to wear polarized sunglasses because it would interfere with certain things that I can't remember off the top of my head. So, it would make sense that pilots wouldn't be allowed to wear polarized lenses, either.

 

 

Edited February 10, 2023 by mytai01
Add Support for argument.

[unlikely_spider]

3 minutes ago, mytai01 said:

I don't know if pilot visors are polarized, but I do know that USAF controllers aren't allowed to wear polarized sunglasses because it would interfere with certain things that I can't remember off the top of my head. So, it would make sense that pilots wouldn't be allowed to wear polarized lenses, either.

Yes, it's not the military - but the FAA has published a document on what pilots should look for in sunglasses. And it strongly recommends against polarized lenses.

The ironic thing is that most "aviator" sunglasses aren't suitable for aviation, I've found.

[okopanja]

5 minutes ago, mytai01 said:

I don't know if pilot visors are polarized, but I do know that USAF controllers aren't allowed to wear polarized sunglasses because it would interfere with certain things that I can't remember off the top of my head. So, it would make sense that pilots wouldn't be allowed to wear polarized lenses, either.

I believe that It could interfere with various displays that might have polarized glass. If the orientation of glasses does not match, the display will not be visible.

Here is what I meant:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Animation_polariseur_2.gif

 

 

[mytai01]

2 minutes ago, unlikely_spider said:

Yes, it's not the military - but the FAA has published a document on what pilots should look for in sunglasses. And it strongly recommends against polarized lenses.

The ironic thing is that most "aviator" sunglasses aren't suitable for aviation, I've found.

USAF regulations prohibit polarized lenses for sunglasses on duty for Controllers.