Chase view would be like in Galaxy Force or Planet of Zoom, where camera is behind your ship. As things go behind your ship they'd pop out of the monitor. HUD elements could be kept on same netural distance plane as player ship.

Ah, OK, got it, thanks. Elite only draws things that are in front of you, so this doesn’t sound that compatible with the way the game works. I don’t want to change the gameplay, just how it looks, so a chase view might not be possible. I’ll have a think, though - you never know!