The default Beech Baron 58 is my favourite aircraft to Tour with, and the reason why I always use the Default 2D instrument panel is because, (unlike most 3rd-Party panels), it can be reduced in height with the mouse, to increase the forward view area...

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The 2D panel also shows every vital instrument, and control, for instant access.
Even the Throttle/Prop/Mixture panel can be re-sized (small) and dragged down into the Main Panel area.... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!
My Bendix-King Radio Stack is toggled on/off via my Joystick buttons.
This arrangement is so useful, that I rarely think of using the VC/3D Panel for flying...

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Paul...If I rotate myself sideways in 2D, I disappear...

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P.S....Ooopss...just noticed. This is the FSX Thread! My response concerned my Baron in FS 2004!
Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.