not correct for 2007 EFBs for new pilot model + kneeboard system enhancements

[ACS_Dev]

Hello,

With the new F-16 pilot model coming out is there a chance we will have the option to have EFBs instead of paper kneeboards on the pilot's legs? The USAF long ago started using tablets instead of paper bundles for fighter kneeboards and they seem to be universally preferred.

I suspect this may be an anachronistic addition but I still think it would be worthy of thinking about. In terms of modeling difficulty it is a simpler feature than conventional kneeboards, being a perfectly flat (easy to model), uniformly colored (easy to texture) and completely inflexible (easy to rig). From a modeling standpoint it is just a tablet computer strapped to the user's leg. You could probably get away with just placing it over the conventional kneeboard model if the player chooses to use it.

I could see it being either timeframe based (it appears if the mission is set past a certain date) or as a special option.

I also would like to ask for upgrades to the kneeboard system. Currently we can use pictures only. A fantastic upgrade would be to allow for the use of PDFs with integrated smart table of contents/hyperlinks or even (if you pursue the EFB option) a built in on-screen UI that can display and link to items on the PDF table of contents.

Thanks for reading.

[VarZat]

19 hours ago, ACS_Dev said:

Hello,

With the new F-16 pilot model coming out is there a chance we will have the option to have EFBs instead of paper kneeboards on the pilot's legs? The USAF long ago started using tablets instead of paper bundles for fighter kneeboards and they seem to be universally preferred.

I suspect this may be an anachronistic addition but I still think it would be worthy of thinking about. In terms of modeling difficulty it is a simpler feature than conventional kneeboards, being a perfectly flat (easy to model), uniformly colored (easy to texture) and completely inflexible (easy to rig). From a modeling standpoint it is just a tablet computer strapped to the user's leg. You could probably get away with just placing it over the conventional kneeboard model if the player chooses to use it.

I could see it being either timeframe based (it appears if the mission is set past a certain date) or as a special option.

I also would like to ask for upgrades to the kneeboard system. Currently we can use pictures only. A fantastic upgrade would be to allow for the use of PDFs with integrated smart table of contents/hyperlinks or even (if you pursue the EFB option) a built in on-screen UI that can display and link to items on the PDF table of contents.

Thanks for reading.

Check out «OpenKneeboard» for the last part. Its great!

[WHOGX5]

21 hours ago, ACS_Dev said:

Hello,

With the new F-16 pilot model coming out is there a chance we will have the option to have EFBs instead of paper kneeboards on the pilot's legs? The USAF long ago started using tablets instead of paper bundles for fighter kneeboards and they seem to be universally preferred.

I suspect this may be an anachronistic addition but I still think it would be worthy of thinking about. In terms of modeling difficulty it is a simpler feature than conventional kneeboards, being a perfectly flat (easy to model), uniformly colored (easy to texture) and completely inflexible (easy to rig). From a modeling standpoint it is just a tablet computer strapped to the user's leg. You could probably get away with just placing it over the conventional kneeboard model if the player chooses to use it.

I could see it being either timeframe based (it appears if the mission is set past a certain date) or as a special option.

I also would like to ask for upgrades to the kneeboard system. Currently we can use pictures only. A fantastic upgrade would be to allow for the use of PDFs with integrated smart table of contents/hyperlinks or even (if you pursue the EFB option) a built in on-screen UI that can display and link to items on the PDF table of contents.

Thanks for reading.

I just pray to god that we get clickable paper kneeboards with the upcoming pilot models, preferably one on each leg, with tabs so you can quickly switch between chapters and an ini file or something to define chapter locations in your custom kneeboard pages. It's a real hassle having to flip through all your checklists and charts sequentially in order to find what you're looking for. It's also really unpleasant to open a white kneeboard page during a night mission and get blinded, rather than having the page be lit by the dim flood lights in the cockpit.