After bailing out, is there a way to spectate from the pilots point of view?

[Uriah]

After bailing out, is there a way to spectate from the pilots point of view (pov)?

It seems to me that after bailing out my point of view is external looking at my plane.  I would like the ability to continue to look from the pilot's pov 

[Vendigo]

Yes, and also - I would love the ability to steer the chute! 

[sandmarken]

Wasnt there a mod in the old forum? 

[Avimimus]

4 hours ago, Vendigo said:

Yes, and also - I would love the ability to steer the chute! 

They weren't really that steerable in the 1940s.

 

5 hours ago, Uriah said:

After bailing out, is there a way to spectate from the pilots point of view (pov)?

It seems to me that after bailing out my point of view is external looking at my plane.  I would like the ability to continue to look from the pilot's pov 

I agree... it is more immersive to have a first person view.

 

1 hour ago, sandmarken said:

Wasnt there a mod in the old forum? 

Was there? I missed it!? If anyone can find it - I'd be interested.

There was a bug at one point that allowed a first person bailout... clipping through the 3d model etc. (definitely not releasable)... but it still made it a lot more intense!

[sandmarken]

1 hour ago, Avimimus said:

There was a bug at one point that allowed a first person bailout... clipping through the 3d model etc. (definitely not releasable)... but it still made it a lot more intense!

Yes i think that is what i rememberd

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/68806-1st-person-bailouts-this-works/

[Dash,Polder]

I'd love control over the rip cord, the way it was for manual bail.

[FuriousMeow]

If this were developed, it would be really nice to be able to unholster your pistol to take shots at nearby enemies while floating to the ground.

Aces High had this feature and could be entertaining.

[Minstrel]

A pistol round would do no damage to anything.

[FuriousMeow]

A pistol round at the right spot absolutely would. These planes aren't armored vehicles.

Also, already have pistols they are just limited to in the cockpit and I've gotten a shot into a radiator before causing it to leak.

And there's this...

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/aerial-gunfight-shot-down-by-a-45/

The 2nd Lt Baggett shoot down of a Zero is questioned, but supposedly happened too.

Edited June 10 by FuriousMeow

[Panzerkatze]

22 hours ago, FuriousMeow said:

If this were developed, it would be really nice to be able to unholster your pistol to take shots at nearby enemies while floating to the ground.

Aces High had this feature and could be entertaining.

I went several times into map room, waiting enemy paras and shot them one by one. And cons wondering, why base/town was not taken.   😁

[Czech693]

You can steer the parachutes.  You just pull down on the shrouds to tilt the canopy in the direction you want to go.  Not as efficient as having steering toggles, but still works.