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FlightGear - short reference

• Keyboard controls
• • Directional controls
  • Engine controls
  • Miscellaneous aircraft controls
  • General simulator controls
  • View controls
  • Autopilot controls
  • Display controls
• Mouse controlled functions

Keyboard controls

Directional controls (activated NumLock)

Key	Action
9 / 3	Throttle
4 / 6	Aileron
8 / 2	Elevator
0 / Enter	Rudder
5	Center aileron / elevator / rudder
7 / 1	Elevator trim

Alternate commands

Key	Action
Pg Up / Pg Dn	Throttle
Insert / Enter	Rudder

Engine controls

Key	Action
!	Select 1st enginew
@	Select 2nd engine
#	Select 3rd engine
$	Select 4th engine
~	Select all engines
{	Decrease magneto on selected engine
}	Increase magneto on selected engine
s	Fire starter on selected engine(s)
M / m	Lean/Enrich selected engine mixture
N / n	Decrease/Increase selected propeller RPM

Miscellaneous aircraft controls

Key	Action
b	Apply all brakes
, / .	Apply left / right brake (useful for differential braking)
l	Toggle tail-wheel lock
B	Toggle parking brake
g/G	Raise / lower landing gear
Space	Push To Talk (PTT)
- / _	MP text chat menu/entry
[ / ]	Retract / extend flaps
j / k	Retract / extend spoilers
Ctrl-B	Toggle speed brakes

General simulator controls

Key	Action
p	Pause simulato
a / A	Simulation speed up/slow down
t / T	Clock speed up/slow down
Ctrl-R	Instant replay
F3	Save screen shot
ESC	Exit program

View controls (de-activated NumLock)

Numpad Key	View direction
Shift-8	Forward
Shift-7	Left/forward
Shift-4	Left
Shift-1	Left/back
Shift-2	Back
Shift-3	Right/back
Shift-6	Right
Shift-9	Right/forward

Autopilot controls

Command	Action
Backspace	Toggle autopilot
Ctrl-A	Toggle altitude lock
Ctrl-G	Toggle glide slope lock (NAV 1)
Ctrl-H	Toggle heading hold
Ctrl-N	Toggle NAV 1 lock
Ctrl-S	Toggle autothrottle
Ctrl-T	Toggle terrain follow (AGL) lock
Ctrl-U	Add 1000 ft. to your altitude (emergency)
F6	Toggle autopilot heading mode
F11	Autopilot altitude dialog
8 / 2	Altitude adjust
4 / 6	Heading adjust
9 / 3	Autothrottle adjust

Display controls

Key	Action
P	Toggle instrument panel on/off
c	Toggle 3D / 2D cockpit (if both are available)
S	Cycle panel style full/mini
Ctrl-C	Toggle panel / cockpit hotspot visibility
h	Toggle HUD
H	Change HUD brightness
i / I	Minimize/maximize HUD
x / X	Zoom in / out
v / V	Cycle view modes forth and back
Ctrl-V	Reset view modes to pilot view
z / Z	Increase / Decrease visibility (fog)
F10	Toggle menu on / off

Mouse controlled functions

There are three mouse modes, which can be swapped between by pressing the TAB key, since FlightGear version 3.0, or by clicking the right mouse button for previous versions.

In normal mode (pointer cursor), the panel and cockpit controls can be operated using the mouse. To change a control, click with the left/middle mouse button on the corresponding knob/lever. Generally, the left side of the control decreases the setting, while the right side increases the setting. The left mouse button makes small changes while the middle button makes larger ones. The scrollwheel may be used on some controls. Press Ctrl-c to view panel/cockpit hotspots.

In control mode (cross hair cursor), the mouse is used to directly control the aircraft in the absence of a joystick. Moving the mouse controls the aileron (left/right) and elevator (forwards/backwards). Holding the left mouse button down allows control of the rudder (left/right), while holding the middle mouse button controls throttle (forwards/backwards). The scrollwheel controls elevator trim. Using auto-coordination (--enable-auto-coordination) is recommended.

In view mode (arrow cursor), you can control the view direction using the mouse. Clicking the left mouse button resets the view direction. Holding the middle button down while moving the mouse shifts the viewpoint. The scrollwheel may be used to control the field of view.

Source

Short Reference by M. Basler, S. Buchanan for FlightGear version 2.10.0
Published under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html)
Adapted by Saphes.Net.