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Choose your perspective: VLOS, BVLOS, Map view, Chase view

Viewports

AeroSIM-RC can present different views on the screen, for example the view from the ground (VLOS) or the camera view.

Views arranged in tiles.
Main Viewport (Left)       Secondary Viewport (Top right)       Map Viewport (Bottom right)

The views are displayed in Viewports which are like windows that can be resized, moved and tiled.

Secondary Viewport

The Secondary Viewport is shown pressing at the Function Bar, or from Main Menu / View.

The Secondary Viewport showing a zoomed look at the aircraft (VLOS with Zoom view)

Views available in the Secondary Viewport
	VLOS with Zoom: the view shows a large image of the aircraft as seen from the ground.
	Chase view
	Camera view

Map Viewport

The Map view is selected from the Bottom Bar or from Main Menu / View
Shows the aircraft position, heading and velocity vector, trajectory, home position, altitude, speed, map scale, etc.

Map view

	Center the view on the aircraft			Home position
	Center the view on Home			Zoom in
	Clear the track			Zoom out
GS	Ground Speed		D	Distance to Home
VS	Vertical Velocity		H	Altitude
77%	Battery remaining charge		6:31	Flight Time

VLOS View

Visual Line of Sight

VLOS refers to when the pilot controls the aircraft by looking at the aircraft with the naked eye, from the ground.

This view is selected from the Bottom Bar or from Main Menu / View

The view is fixed at the pilot ground position, and it is always looking at the aircraft.

Controls

The Zoom is controlled with the right mouse button, and with the mouse wheel.

Zoom vs Situational Awareness

If zooming in too much, ground reference is lost, and if zooming out too much, the aircraft appears very small on the screen. This is a well known issue on Personal Computer simulations.

AeroSIM-RC applies three techniques to mitigate this issue:

• Smart Camera, that keeps the aircraft and the ground within the screen whenever possible.
• Enhanced Perception, a big aircraft silhouette is displayed when the aircraft is too small.
• Secondary View, that shows a magnified view of the aircraft in a separate window.

Camera View

Onboard Camera & First Person View

All aircraft in AeroSIM-RC are equipped with one or several onboard cameras.

The more advanced multirotors are equipped with powerful cameras and gimbals, which can zoom, pan and tilt, and stabilize the roll for cinematic video training.

This view is selected from the Bottom Bar or from Main Menu / View

The FPV camera (First Person View) is usually a low resolution camera either fixed, or mounted on a gimbal (with pan and pitch controlled by servos) to emulate the view from the cockpit.

Controls

The camera pan, tilt, zoom, roll and stabilization can be operated from the Remote Controller. The controller channels are assigned to the camera functions in Channel Configuration.

Additionally, the camera can be controlled with the mouse:

Chase View

The Chase View follows the aircraft in flight.

This view is selected from the Bottom Bar or from Main Menu / View

Controls

Free View

In the Free View, the viewer can freely move to any position in the scenario, while looking at the aircraft, or looking to a fixed position.

The icon represents the all-seeing eye of God, as the viewer can move
to any position in the scene and look in any direction.

This view is selected from the Bottom Bar or from Main Menu / View

The Free View has two modes of operation:

• Looking at aircraft. The viewer can move anywhere in the scenario, but will keep looking at the aircraft.
• Not Looking at aircraft. The viewer can look at anywhere from anywhere in the scenario using the mouse.

User Controls

Wiki - Views

Choose your perspective: VLOS, BVLOS, Map view, Chase view