Hey, this isn't a complaint! Or a tech problem!

I'm having a ball playing but I'm having a rough time figuring out what camera to use. When I go cockpit I can't see around me but when I go chase I can't see in front of me. Kind of wish it had the Rogue Squadron option of chase+crosshairs. Anyway what is the preference of all the flyers in here?

For flight sims I typically stick with the cockpit view and use the hat switch to look around me - unless I am having a lark or am watching a recorded flight. Even though I have lower visibility I figure that's the view I'd have if I were actually a pilot. Of course I often use tools they wouldn't have like maps with moving icons and my fighter's exact location or many, many other such things. My quest for realism extends only so far. :P