[Hannable69]

Yeah I definitely agree with Leopard. Whenever I create a mission myself, I usually let the AI fly all the aircraft at first so I can bounce around the different planes and cameras to make sure everything works properly. Whenever I do this, I get the exact same type of image on my screen that you posted in your link (the weird ground-level image). You just have to select the aircraft type you want to fly, go to the first plane tab, then check the player aircraft box. Next time you load the mission, you'll be sitting in that aircraft's cockpit.