DOCUMENT:Q176295 07-MAY-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Flight Simulator 98/2000: Basic Keyboard Controls PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER:WINDOWS: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbui fs98 kbimu msgame ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition - Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article lists the keyboard assignments for the basic aircraft controls in Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. Note that the Number Lock keyboard feature should be turned off when you use these keyboard commands. Flight Controls --------------- Control Key(s) ------- ------ Mouse/Joystick Control: Toggle mouse-as-yoke CTRL+DELETE Toggle joystick control on/off K Ailerons (roll): Left KEYPAD 4 Center KEYPAD 5 Right KEYPAD 6 Elevator (pitch): Nose up KEYPAD 2 Nose down KEYPAD 8 Trim up KEYPAD 1 Trim down KEYPAD 7 Rudder (yaw): Left KEYPAD ZERO (0) Center KEYPAD 5 Right KEYPAD ENTER Throttle (power) in Airplanes: Increase F3 or KEYPAD 9 Decrease F2 or KEYPAD 3 Cut F1 Full F4 Throttle (power turbine) in Helicopter: Increase CTRL+F3 Decrease CTRL+F2 Set at ground idle CTRL+F1 Set at flight idle CTRL+F4 Collective (torque) in Helicopter: Increase F3 Decrease F2 Set full down F1 Set full up F4 Propeller Control: Increase RPM CTRL+F3 Decrease RPM CTRL+F2 Minimum RPM CTRL+F1 Maximum RPM F4 Mixture Control: Enrich CTRL+SHIFT+F3 Lean CTRL+SHIFT+F2 Idle cutoff CTRL+SHIFT+F1 Full rich CTRL+SHIFT+F4 EGT Bug: Select EGT U Move needle forward U+PLUS SIGN Move needle back U+MINUS SIGN Starter/Magnetos: Magnetos on/off M, PLUS SIGN (+) or MINUS SIGN (-) Jet fuel flow start CTRL+SHIFT+F4 Jet engine start J, PLUS SIGN (+) or MINUS SIGN () Jet engine shut down CTRL+SHIFT+F1 Multiengine Controls: Select engine E Flaps: Extend in increments F7 Retract in increments F6 Full Up F5 Full Down F8 Spoilers/Speed Brakes: Extend/retract spoilers / Arm auto-spoilers SHIFT+/ Landing Gear: Landing gear up/down G Pump landing gear down (after system failure) CTRL+G Brakes: Parking brakes on CTRL+PERIOD (.) Parking brakes off PERIOD Differential (left/right) brakes F11 and F12 Apply brakes PERIOD Carburetor and Pilot Heat: Turn carburetor heat on/off H Turn pilot heat on/off SHIFT+H Checklists: Display, cycle through, and hide on-screen checklists SHIFT+C Land Me: Land Me X To Calibrate Instruments: Altimeter B Heading indicator D To Display/Hide the Instrument Panel: Display/Hide instrument panel, radio stack, and mini-controls W or SHIFT+[ To Make Instrument Panel Windows Active: Activate instrument panel windows 1-9 SHIFT+1 through SHIFT+9 Autopilot Functions: Autopilot on/off Z Wing leveler (LVL) CTRL+V Altitude hold CTRL+Z Heading hold CTRL+H Attitude hold CTRL+T NAV1 hold CTRL+N ILS lock (APP) CTRL+A Localizer lock CTRL+O Back course lock CTRL+B Yaw damper on/off CTRL+D Airspeed hold CTRL+R Arm autothrottle SHIFT+R Set takeoff power/go-around CTRL+SHIFT+R Lights: Instrument panel/navigation lights on/off L Landing light on/off CTRL+L Strobes on/off O Point helicopter spotlight/landing light CTRL+KEYPAD 8,4,5,6,2 Radios: To tune the radios, press the following keys to select the appropriate radio, then press PLUS SIGN (+) or MINUS SIGN (-) to change the digits on the display. ADF A (one, two, or three times) COM C or CC (Fractional) DME F+1 or F+2-Toggle DME 1 or DME 2 PLUS SIGN (+)-Toggle distance from station/speed NAV N+1 or N+2, NN (Fractional) Transponder T (one, two, three or four times) VOR/OBI V+1 or V+2 Morse Code Identifiers: Toggle VOR 1 ident on/off CTRL+1 Toggle VOR 2 ident on/off CTRL+2 Toggle DME 1 ident on/off CTRL+3 Toggle DME 2 ident on/off CTRL+4 Toggle ADF ident on/off CTRL+5 Sound/Pause: Sound on/off Q Pause on/off P Flight: Save current flight ; (semicolon) Reset current flight CTRL+; (semicolon) Exit: Exit Flight Simulator CTRL+C or CTRL+BREAK View direction: Front SHIFT+KEYPAD 8 Rear SHIFT+KEYPAD 2 Left SHIFT+KEYPAD 4 Right SHIFT+KEYPAD 6 Left front SHIFT+KEYPAD 7 Right front SHIFT+KEYPAD 9 Left rear SHIFT+KEYPAD 1 Right rear SHIFT+KEYPAD 3 Down SHIFT+KEYPAD 5 Pan up SHIFT+BACKSPACE Pan down SHIFT+ENTER Pan right CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER Pan left CTRL+SHIFT+BACKSPACE Pan View Reset CTRL+SPACEBAR Straight and level (no pan) SCROLL LOCK To cycle through cockpit, virtual cockpit, tower, and spot views S or SHIFT+S Slewing Controls ---------------- Controls: Turn slewing on/off Y Set aircraft position to North Heading, level pitch, level bank SPACEBAR Turn latitude/longitude display on/off Z Coordinates on/off SHIFT+Z Movement: Forward KEYPAD 8 Backward KEYPAD 2 Left KEYPAD 4 Right KEYPAD 6 Freeze KEYPAD 5 Altitude: Increase slowly Q Increase quickly F4 Decrease slowly A Decrease quickly F1 Freeze F2 or F3 Heading: Left KEYPAD 1 Right KEYPAD 3 Freeze KEYPAD 5 Pitch: Nose up 9 Nose up fast F5 Freeze F6 or F7 Nose down fast F8 Nose down ZERO (0) Bank: Left KEYPAD 7 Right KEYPAD 9 Freeze KEYPAD 5 Windows Functions ----------------- Opening and Closing Windows: Open a new window [ Open a map window NUMLOCK Close the active window ] Switching Between Views and Windows: Switch to next view CTRL+TAB Switch to previous view CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Cycle through view modes S Switch from map view to other views CTRL+S Bring window to front ' (apostrophe) Toggle instrument panel on/off SHIFT+[ To zoom: In PLUS SIGN Out MINUS SIGN In (fine) SHIFT+PLUS SIGN Out (fine) SHIFT+ MINUS SIGN 1X (normal) BACKSPACE Maximize active window W Other: Display coordinates/frame rate SHIFT+Z REFERENCES ========== For more information about how to use keyboard controls in Flight Simulator 98, please see the "Basic Keyboard Controls" topic in the Flight Simulator 98 online Help file. For more information about how to use keyboard controls in Flight Simulator 2000, please see the "Flying Using the Keyboard" topic in the Flight Simulator 2000 online Help file. Additional query words: fs98 keyboard controls auto-pilot slewing view auto-throttle auto kbimu homegame msgame ====================================================================== Keywords : kbui fs98 kbimu msgame Technology : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbFlightSim98 kbSimSearch Version : WINDOWS: Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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