Flight Simulator 2002: Pan a View May Not Work As Expected (315602)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q315602

SYMPTOMS

When you fly, the Point of View (POV) hat switch on your joystick may not pan the views as expected.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if the Pan a view event is not assigned properly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, assign the Pan a view event to the joystick. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. On the Main menu, click Settings.
  2. Under Controls, click Assignments.
  3. Scroll the Event list to Pan a view.

    NOTE: If the Joystick column shows an assignment already, click to highlight the Pan a view line, and then click Delete joystick assignment to remove it.
  4. Double-click Pan a view in the Assignment list.
  5. Move the POV hat switch on the joystick to assign this event.

    NOTE: As you move the POV hat switch, POV 0 should be listed in the box.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Under the Repeat column, make sure the lever is all the way to the right.
  8. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts to emulate a POV hat switch movement.

IMPORTANT: To use the shortcuts in the following table, press the number keys on the numeric keypad, not on the keyboard. Make sure that NUM LOCK is off.

EventKeyboard Stroke
Look aheadSHIFT+8
Look ahead and to the leftSHIFT+7
Look ahead and to the left and upCTRL+7
Look ahead and rightSHIFT+9
Look ahead and to the right and upCTRL+9
Look ahead and upCTRL+8
Look backSHIFT+2
Look back and to the leftSHIFT+1
Look back and to the left and upCTRL+1
Look back and to the rightSHIFT+3
Look back and to the right and upCTRL+3
Look back and upCTRL+2
Look downSHIFT+5
Look leftSHIFT+4
Look rightSHIFT+6
Look upCTRL+5
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/7/2002
Keywords:kbprb KB315602
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