1st person bail out, manual parchute deployment?

[MikkOwl]

Isn't it such a cool feature? I remember requesting this, and I made a mod for IL-2 that tried to keep first person as long as possible. There is a slight graphical glitch where I seem to pass through the fuselage of the plane (right behind the seat) sometimes for a millisecond but it only a minor cosmetic imperfection.

Originally Posted by Babi

mmh.. it sounds overly complicated to me, we have enough key to assign already. i would be happy with something like this:

- add a three second delay between Ctrl-E and the pilot actually exiting the cockpit

- manually deployable chute (maybe even with some probability of failure!)

- ability to look around when falling in 1st person view

- and for God's sake, add the sound of wind when the pilot is falling in 1st person view!!

Consider the time delay now introduced by having to manually open the canopy, then either rolling over or pushing the stick forward (get some negative G) as you initiate the bail out. This takes a bit longer than pressing one button in IL-2 Sturmovik.

Manual chute & be able to look around & violent sound windy sound effect = yes please!

Originally Posted by HFC_Dolphin

That's what I do, but my pilot is stuck in the cockpit!!!

I thought that maybe I should do any magic spells, but it seems that I'll have to try more and more and some time, eventually, he will decide to bail out

I had the same problem. But I remember seeing Spitfire veterans describing how to do it, and in game it seems to work every time I tried it. Try this:

1. Open the canopy
2. Get ready to press the bail out button
3. (Rolling upside down first is ideal, but it works flying level too) push the stick forward (so the aircraft noses down - negative G-forces) and press the bail-out button at the same time - you'll get thrown out the cockpit instantly.