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SIMULATOR COMMANDS NOTE: Make sure Num Lock is

OFF before using Num Padcombinations.

Pause P or BREAKFull Screen Mode ALT + ENTERMenus (display/hide) ALTATC Menu (display/hide) ACCENT or SCROLL LOCKKneeboard (display/hide) SHIFT+F10

Sound (on/off) QReset Current Flight CTRL+; (SEMICOLON)Save Flight ; (SEMICOLON)Exit Flight Simulator CTRL+CExit Flight SimulatorImmediately

CTRL+BREAK

Joystick (on/off) CTRL+KCycle Coordinates/FrameRate

SHIFT+Z

Select Item 1 1Select Item 2 2Select Item 3 3

Select Item 4 4Select Time Compression RDrop Objects SHIFT+DFuel Truck (request) SHIFT+FAircraft Labels (display/hide) CTRL+SHIFT+LFlying Tips (display/hide) CTRL+SHIFT+XIncrease Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+ (MINUS SIGN)Decrease Selection (MINUS SIGN)Capture Screenshot VJetway (attach/detach) CTRL+JCONTROL SURFACE COMMANDSAilerons (bank left) Num Pad 4Ailerons (bank right) Num Pad 6Aileron Trim (left) CTRL+Num Pad 4Aileron Trim (right) CTRL+Num Pad 6Rudder (yaw right) Num Pad ENTERRudder Trim (left) CTRL+ Num Pad 0Rudder Trim (right) CTRL+Num Pad ENTERCenter Ailerons and Rudder Num Pad 5Pitch Down (elevator) Num Pad 8Pitch Up (elevator) Num Pad 2Elevator Trim Down Num Pad 7Elevator Trim Up Num Pad 1

Flaps (retract fully F5Flaps (retract incrementally) F6Flaps (extend incrementally) F7Flaps (extend fully) F8Extend/RetractSpoilers/Airbrakes

/ (FORWARD SLASH)

Arm Spoilers SHIFT+/ (FORWARDSLASH)

ENGINE COMMANDS On multiengine aircraft, enginecommands affect all engines unlessyou first select an engine.

Select Engine E+ engine numberSelect All Engines E+1+2+3+4Throttle (cut) F1Reverse Thrust(turboprops/jets)

F2 (press and hold)

Throttle (decrease) F2 or Num Pad 3Throttle (increase) F3 or Num Pad 9Throttle (full) F4Propeller (low RPM) CTRL+F1Propeller (increase RPM) CTRL+F3Propeller (high RPM) CTRL+F4Mixture (idle cutoff) CTRL+SHIFT+F1Mixture (lean quickly) CTRL+SHIFT+F2Mixture (enrich) CTRL+SHIFT+F3Mixture (full rich) CTRL+SHIFT+F4Magnetos (select) MMaster Battery/Alternator

(select)

SHIFT+M

Jet Starter (select) JHelicopter Rotor Clutch(on/off)

SHIFT+. (PERIOD)

Helicopter Rotor Governor(on/off)

SHIFT+, (COMMA)

Helicopter Rotor Brake(on/off)

SHIFT+B

Increase Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+ (MINUS SIGN)Decrease Selection (MINUS SIGN)GENERAL AIRCRAFT COMMANDS

Brake (set parking) CTRL+. (PERIOD)SHIFT+P (then press 1 or 2 to turn tail

right/left)Brakes (apply/release) . (PERIOD)Brakes (apply left brake) Num Pad + (PLUS)Brakes (apply right brake) Num PadLanding Gear(extend/retract)

G

Tail wheel (lock/unlock) SHIFT+GLanding Gear (extendmanually)

CTRL+G

Subpanels (display/hide) SHIFT + 1 9

Smoke System (on/off) ICowl Flaps (openincrementally)

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Cowl Flaps (closeincrementally)

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Tow Plane (call) CTRL+SHIFT+YTow Rope (release) SHIFT+YLIGHT COMMANDSLights all (on/off) LStrobe Lights (on/off) OPanel Lights (on/off) SHIFT+LLanding Lights (on/off) CTRL+LLanding Light (tilt left) CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 4

Landing Light (tilt right) CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 6Landing Light (tilt up) CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 8Landing Light (center) CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 5

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RADIO COMMANDSVOR 1 Ident (on/off) CTRL+1VOR 2 Ident (on/off) CTRL+2MKR Ident (on/off) CTRL+3DME Ident (on/off) CTRL+4ADF Ident (on/off) CTRL+5Standby Frequency (swap) X

NAV Radio (select) NOBS indicator (select) SHIFT+VADF (select) CTRL+SHIFT+ADME (select) FTransponder (select) TIncrease Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+ (MINUS SIGN)Decrease Selection (MINUS SIGN)AUTOPILOT COMMANDSMaster (on/off) ZFlight Director (on/off) CTRL+FYaw Damper (on/off) CTRL+DAltitude Hold (on/off) CTRL+ ZAltitude Bug (select) CTRL+SHIFT+ZHeading Hold (on/off) CTRL+HHeading Bug (select) CTRL+SHIFT+HAirspeed Hold (on/off) CTRL+RMach Hold (on/off) CTRL+MAutothrottle (arm) SHIFT+RAutothrottle engage (TOGA) CTRL+SHIFT+GNav 1 Hold (on/off) CTRL+NApproach Mode (on/off) CTRL+ABack Course Mode (on/off) CTRL+BLocalizer Hold (on/off) CTRL+O

Attitude Hold (on/off) CTRL+TIncrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+ (MINUS SIGN)Decrease Selection (MINUS SIGN)INSTRUMENT COMMANDSHeading Indicator (reset) DAltimeter (reset) BPitot Heat (on/off) SHIFT+HIncrease Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+ (MINUS SIGN)Decrease Selection (MINUS SIGN)

VIEW COMMANDS2 D Cockpit (cycle panels) WSnap to Panel View SHIFT+Num Pad 0View (next category) SView (previous category) SHIFT+SView (next view in category) AView (previous view incategory)

SHIFT+A

View (previous view toggle) CTRL+SView (default zoom) BACKSPACELook (snap) Num PadLook (pan) Hat switch or thumbstickLook (reset to forward view) SHIFT+Num Pad DEL

Look Using Mouse (on) Hold SPACEBARLook Using Mouse (on/off) SHIFT+OView (close selectedwindow)

] (RIGHT BRACKET)

View (open new top down window)Virtual Cockpit F9

2 D Cockpit F10Locked Spot View F11Top -Down View F12Window (bring selected tofront)

' (APOSTROPHE)

Zoom In = (EQUAL SIGN)Zoom Out - (HYPHEN)

View (next window) CTRL+TABView (previous window) CTRL+SHIFT+TABEyepoint (move back) CTRL+ENTEREyepoint (move down) SHIFT+BACKSPACEEyepoint (move forward) CTRL+BACKSPACEEyepoint (move left) CTRL+SHIFT+BACKSPACEEyepoint (move right) CTRL+SHIFT+ENTEREyepoint (move up) SHIFT+ENTEREyepoint (reset) CTRL+SPACEC172 Instrument Panels Key CombinationMain Panel (display/hide) SHIFT+1Avionics Stack (display/hide) SHIFT+2GPS (display/hide) SHIFT+3IFR Training Panel SHIFT+4Landing View SHIFT+5BE58 Instrument Panels Key CombinationMain Panel (display/hide) SHIFT+1Avionics Stack (display/hide) SHIFT+2GPS (display/hide) SHIFT+3Engine Controls(display/hide)

SHIFT+4

Compass SHIFT+5Slew KeysSlew Mode (on/off) YHeading North/Attitude Level CTRL+SPACEBAR

Freeze All Movement Num Pad 5Slew Forward Num Pad 8Slew Backward Num Pad 2Slew Left Num Pad 4Slew Right Num Pad 6Slew Up Slowly Q or F3Slew Up Quickly F4Slew Down Slowly ASlew Down Quickly F1Freeze Vertical Movement F2Rotate Left Num Pad 1Pitch Nose Up 9

Pitch Nose Up Quickly F5Pitch Nose Down F7 or 0Pitch Nose Down Quickly F8Bank Left Num Pad 7Bank Right Num Pad 9MISSION COMMANDSCompass/Pointer (on/off) UCompass Objective (next) KCompass Objective(previous)

SHIFT+K

MULTIPLAYER COMMANDSChat Window (display/hide) CTRL+SHIFT+]Chat Window (make active) ENTER

Voice (start transmit) CAPS LOCKVoice (stop transmit) ^CAPS LOCKVoice (start transmit to all) SHIFT+CAPS LOCKVoice (stop transmit to all) ^SHIFT+CAPS LOCKTransfer/Accept Control SHIFT+TFollow Other Player CTRL+SHIFT+F