A lot of enjoyment in simming, especially in GA planes flying VFR, comes from looking at the scenery. In MSFS2024 in many GA planes like C172, the view is blocked by the EFB which can’t be hidden.
From my real world pilot perspective I can only add that this way of mounting the EFB is plainly dangerous and promoting bad habits, as no device should be installed in the plane in a way obscuring the outside view. I used to do it in the past flying VFR and it resulted with a close encounter with a glider which was obscured by my tablet. Since then I never ever mount my tablet on the windshield.
This view obstruction is especially annoying in VFR, where the entire ability to look right in C172 is blocked by this EFB.
There should be an option allowing to hide this thing when it’s not needed.
You can but its not obvious and there is no keybind. There is a tiny power button on the right edge on the efb can be tricky to find even when you know where it is.
See this video for details if you can’t locate it.
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In C172 you can hide the EFB but it’s mounting cradle still remains obscuring the view. In C172 the cradle is nearly the same size as the EFB itself, not just a suction cup. We need the option to hide both the EFB AND the cradle.
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