Locked camera view

[Hysterrics]

Does anyone use this? Why?

[Guest]

It's good when you're using a controller other than the mouse. I hook up a wii remote sometimes, and I use that or chase view.

[Alshain]

Docking.

[sal_vager]

I use it a lot, I like to face my rockets east and do the ascent to orbit in locked camera mode, that way I can see the ground fall away above me much like it does with real spacecraft.

Gravity turning [I]sideways[/I] never looked right, and can't be comfortable...

[fourfa]

I find it easier to fly in atmosphere with locked view.

[Miro Beero]

You use it for docking.

That way when you RCS or turn the ship, up is always up. Down is always down. Left is left and right is right no matter how much you rotate your ship.

[Vanamonde]

It helps with docking and is the best camera mode for landing aircraft.

[Captain H@dock]

Same as above. Perfect for when you want to point at a direction relative to your craft: docking, flying a plane...
Unlike chase which often drift for no real reasons.

On top of it, RCS burns always make sense in locked mode, because the vertical and horizontal axis are matching the navball one. If you go to locked and put yourself behind your craft, I/K will do vertical burns that will move your craft toward the top (K) or the bottom (I) of your screen. Likewise for J/L (though looking at your craft from the front in locked mode will look like J/L are reversed).

[Wjolcz]

Perfect for docking if you don't use any of those docking cam mods.

[Pecan]

Same again here, locked is the choice for spaceplanes; especially landing.

[Mat2ch]

Flying, all the time. I'd wish there was a "center behind vehicle" button. When I fly, I want the horizon to turn, not the plane :)

[LordFerret]

Nobody has mentioned rovers yet, so I will. Locked mode is great, providing you've got a Kerbal pilot/driver... with a probe core piloting, it tends to flip the view upside-down. Locked mode with the rover can suck badly however if you flip the rover, the resulting tumbling view is very disorienting and makes it hard to get a grasp on 'countermeasures' (if you've got them installed lol).

[Tank Buddy]

It is very helpful for docking because it will 'lock' your orientation, so up is always up etc.

[Hysterrics]

Thanks for shedding some light on the subject guys!