3-D cockpit in x-plane 11, Zoom in front of the seat and too little of the instrumentation is visible

Question

3-D cockpit view in 747 or other pre-loaded Laminar airliner, insufficient view of instruments and outside scenery from pilot position. Pan back to get usable view and pilot seat blocks view. Any way to remove seat or workaround?

Answer 1

One way to be able to see more instruments without positioning the point of view too far back is to increase/widen the Field of View, in the Graphics Settings.  However, as viewing field gets wider, the instruments will look smaller, and more distortion will appear on the edges.  So you’ll just have to experiment to obtain the optimal settings to your liking.  Having a larger monitor helps.