ideas for enlarge engine instruments panel?
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I apologize to the moderators and Nick for this not being a support question, but since Caravan users visit this thread, I have a better chance someone can help me.
My eyesight is getting worse and I have some difficulty reading the engine instruments clearly. This is particularly problematic during takeoff, since I can't clearly see the red TO line, or when setting the prop to 1750. Or to determine the fuel in the tanks. It's not an addon issue, it's my eyes. And unfortunately my 27" @1440 monitor isn't a solution either.
Initially I thought about buying a small display to connect to an Arduino and use Mobiflight to extract those instrument values (and learn some electronics along the way). But after asking on the home cockpits subreddit, they recommended buying a 12" portable monitor and using Air Manager. The downside of this option is this is a bit pricey: 120€ for the monitor + 60€ for Air Manager + 30€ for the Caravan panel (which I don’t know will be compatible with this addon).
I also considered creating a new window in FS24 to set up a second view centered on the engine instruments. But the perfomance hit is huge: almost 50% of FPS disappear having a 2nd view.
So I wanted to ask if you can think of any other solution to enlarge the engine instruments to a second monitor, a phone, etc.
BTW, I have a very old ipad nano 1st Gen!!! but as you can imagine, its imposible install on in any app
I appreciate any help
Regards
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I have e eyesight issues too and simply look at the needle angle initially for a rough guide and then fine it up when the opportunity arises, hence another plus for steam over glass, but I used to also use a free app called spacedesk to run out stuff to another screen or tablet. You might find that useful if it is still around for your Apple paperweight
