As I was reading online, trying to set ActiveCamera on my Piper Seneca II to the most realistic view settings, I came across these videos.
These are super well done and really worth watching.
Personally, the key point is when the author says:
"and just to complicate matters it's generally accepted that for our traditional 4:3 monitor, the most realistic zoom factor is actually 0.75 not 1.0; it is no concidence that this value is closely related to the shape of the monitor"
For those familiar with the CalClassic website and work (everyone? you'll be aware of FSAviator's Propliner Tutorial. One thing discussed early on (and the subject of another tutorial) is the proper settings of both the CV and VC views.
FSAviator and Tom Gibson assume the best zoom to be 1.0 for a 4:3 type monitor.
These videos assume that value to be 0.75.
In the case of my monitor (1920 x 1200) that would give, respectively,
zoom = 0.83
zoom = 0.62
I'm more comfortable with the latter.
I'll set up my views and will share them with you to get your feedback.
In the meantime enjoy these videos - if you haven't seen them already
Almost Aviation : WideViewAspect & Zoom: Part 1