Sure, but in RL a pilot has a LOT more visibility then the little computer screen. Even more, they don't have to look around using his finger as we do. I think an "intelligent" padlocking adequately compensates this, in addition that the fact your screem has a very low resolution compared to what you would see in RL.

This has been a very old subject of discussion in F4, and I know a lot of virtual squadrons have end up by using this kind of "enhanced padlocking" without considering it a "cheat".

Here you are even an article of a real f-16 pilot talking about it. I think it's worth a read:

http://f4ut.frugalsworld.com/?id=11&aid=45

Anyway, I think it would be a good addition to the sim, and then let people decide if it's cheating or not. After all, we have the "invulnerability" option, and that's a LOT more cheating, isn't it?

Best regards,
Eduard



Originally posted by Han
Padlock is a cheat.
In real life pilot can't push a button to see an a obgect. In real life pilot must THINK there terget may be located. Padlok make this for a pilot automaticaly, and becourse of this skill of pilot is does not matter. It is mean, thet it is a cheat.