How real life pilots deal with the Sun?

[Pavlin_33]

U fly mostly Soviet/Russian jets and they have a HUD dimmer that blocks out the Sun, but a JF-17 for example doesn't so facing the Sun the HUD is useless. I was wondering, how to RL pilots deal with this? Or is it like in DCS where the Sun is the ultimate obstacle?

[Bimbac]

The pilots wear dark helmet visors, which are not implemented in DCS now. If the HUD becomes unreadable, the HUD Repeater function on the MFDs is for that.

[Mr_sukebe]

Ray Bans?

sorry, only kidding

[Gunfreak]

Hold up your hand

[MAXsenna]

Ray Bans?
sorry, only kidding

Wayfarers obviously!

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[Bagpipe]

2 hours ago, Pavlin_33 said:

U fly mostly Soviet/Russian jets and they have a HUD dimmer that blocks out the Sun, but a JF-17 for example doesn't so facing the Sun the HUD is useless. I was wondering, how to RL pilots deal with this? Or is it like in DCS where the Sun is the ultimate obstacle?

Standby instruments probably

[Steel Jaw]

Sure would like to see visors implemented. 

[BigBorner]

vor 3 Stunden schrieb Bimbac:

The pilots wear dark helmet visors, which are not implemented in DCS now.

They are. Just not in all modules. 

F-15E has a functioning Visor. Im missing that dearly in every other module I fly. 

[BuzzU]

Visors are long overdue.

[andrewd251]

I think the mirage 2000 has a working visor also. 

[Usagi]

On 2/12/2024 at 2:12 PM, Gunfreak said:

Hold up your hand

I really have been hoping something like that as sometimes (virtual) sun light on some cockpit lights, displays or even knobs is so strong that it's hard so see their status.

In real life you would just shade them by hand but that's currently not possible in dcs.

Something like inverse flashlight would do the job.

[Ebphoto]

I always used my sunglasses or my visor if I had to. Sometimes putting my hand up to block the sun works too

[Qcumber]

OXRTK has two sunglasses settings. It would be handy to have a keybind toggle for these. 

[QuiGon]

On 2/12/2024 at 11:20 AM, Bimbac said:

The pilots wear dark helmet visors, which are not implemented in DCS now. If the HUD becomes unreadable, the HUD Repeater function on the MFDs is for that.

They are implemented on some DCS aircraft like the MiG-21 where you can lower a darker tinted visor from the helmet.

Edited February 15, 2024 by QuiGon

[Aronis]

They get their canopy tinted by the local garage.  As long as the State Troopers don't catch you, you can tint the windows quite dark.  Makes it a pain for the other drivers to see your head position, but screw them, I just hit them with Chaff if they beep at me in traffic.

 

Mike

[MAXsenna]

They get their canopy tinted by the local garage.  As long as the State Troopers don't catch you, you can tint the windows quite dark.  Makes it a pain for the other drivers to see your head position, but screw them, I just hit them with Chaff if they beep at me in traffic.
 
Mike

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[slughead]

Easy. Fly west in the morning and east in the evening.