Why don't I see any scratches in the F-16 Canopy?

[Snacko]

Noob to the F16...  Searched for this, but didn't find anything.  The cockpit 'glass' seems just way too perfect.  I can barely see hairline scratches when looking at the sun.

Is there a canopy mod that enhances the scratches a bit? 

[bones1014]

9 hours ago, Snacko said:

Noob to the F16...  Searched for this, but didn't find anything.  The cockpit 'glass' seems just way too perfect.  I can barely see hairline scratches when looking at the sun.

Is there a canopy mod that enhances the scratches a bit? 

because you have an amazing crew chief.

[Carbon715]

On 4/22/2023 at 5:05 PM, bones1014 said:

because you have an amazing crew chief.

I wish that were the case, that left foward area right off the glareshield gets violently violated by watches and wedding rings

[RichCotte]

37 minutes ago, Carbon715 said:

I wish that were the case, that left foward area right off the glareshield gets violently violated by watches and wedding rings

 

'violently violated"...LOL, definitely stealing that

[Temetre]

I hope not. Its probably not so bad in reality, but scratched canopys tend to be irritating on PC screens. Idk why.

Edited April 30, 2023 by Temetre

[Tholozor]

2 hours ago, Temetre said:

I hope not. Its probably not so bad in reality, but scratched canopys tend to be irritating on PC screens. Idk why.

If I had to guess, scratches aren't as visible IRL since your point of focus for your eyes is outside the canopy.

[Temetre]

vor 10 Stunden schrieb Tholozor:

If I had to guess, scratches aren't as visible IRL since your point of focus for your eyes is outside the canopy.

Dang! Thats actually a great answer, I think thats it. Dirt, scratches and reflections dont go away by not focussing on them, but its becomes more of a "fog" effect, and your brain doesnt really register the dirt/scratches as an object and tries to look around it. Kinda like how youre not looking at the mist on a foggy day, even though it clearly limits your vision. Or how you can wear glasses, and forget that they are dirty.

On a PC screen, there is no depths, so everything is just layered atop each other and nothing filtered out by focus or brain. I think thats one of those realism things where you cant fully replicate the real thing, because it doesnt quite translate to our setup. And even with a fully clear conopy its often hard to see stuff in flight sims, like other aircraft.

Edited May 1, 2023 by Temetre

[SkateZilla]

Because:

[Chillz]

On 4/30/2023 at 3:58 PM, Tholozor said:

If I had to guess, scratches aren't as visible IRL since your point of focus for your eyes is outside the canopy.

Most aircraft from my experience dont have perfect canopy's its kinda like a fog but very light. 

[Snacko]

Maybe it's not the lack of scratches then..   When I sit the cockpit in DCS it just looks mostly like there is nothing there.  I do see very light reflections of the cockpit, but nothing like in real life (as in this video).  I suppose live animated cockpit reflections in the F-16 would be a project all in itself.  I don't know of any other aircraft that has them animated more that just moving a static around for the cockpit reflections.  And since the F-16 has such a unique view, it just stands out more..

[SkateZilla]

Honestly there are micro scratches in real life, most canopies are buffed and cleaned frequently,

the reason IRL you don't see the micro scratches is because you are focused outside the canopy or on the instruments, not on the canopy itself.

Edited May 7, 2023 by SkateZilla