FlightGear Very Short Reference
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FlightGear is a free flight simulator developed collectively over the
Internet under the GPL.
Main Web site: http://www.flightgear.org/, where more information and
documentation can be found.
Engine Start:
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Put ignition switch to ”BOTH”, see '}' key. Set mixture to
100 %. Set throttle to about 25 %.
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Operate starter using the SPACE, or 's' key. Set throttle back to idle
after starting the engine.
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Release parking brake, 'B', if applied, and open throttle, and
FLY.
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Keyboard controls:
Tab. 1: Main keyboard controls on the
numeric keypad with activated NumLock key.
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Tab. 2: View directions accessible after
de-activating NumLock on the numeric keypad.
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Key
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Action
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9/3
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Throttle Up/Down
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4/6
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Aileron Left/Right
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8/2
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Elevator Down/Up
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0/,
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Rudder Left/Right
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5
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Center aileron/elevator/rudder
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7/1
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Elevator trim Up/Down
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Numeric Key
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View direction
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Shift-8
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Forward
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Shift-7
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Left/forward
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Shift-4
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Left
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Shift-1
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Left/back
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Shift-2
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Back
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Shift-3
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Right/back
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Shift-6
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Right
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Shift-9
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Right/forward
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Tab. 3: Display options.
Key
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Action
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P
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Toggle instrument panel on/off
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c
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Toggle3D/2D cockpit (if both are available)
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s
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Cycle panel style full/mini
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Shift-F5/F6
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Shift the panel in y direction
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Shift-F7/F8
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Shift the panel in x direction
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Shift-F3
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Read a panel from a property list
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h/H
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HUD On/change colors/Off
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i/I
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HUD Style/Minimize/Maximize.
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x/X
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Zoom in/out
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v
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Cycle view modes (pilot, chase, tower, etc)
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W
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Toggle full screen mode on/off (3dfx only)
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z/Z
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Change visibility (fog) forward/backward
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F8
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Toggle fog on/off
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F2
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Refresh Scenery tile cache
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F4
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Force Lighting update
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F9
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Toggle texturing on/off
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F10
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Toggle menu Off/On
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Tab. 4: Autopilot and related controls.
Key
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Action
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Ctrl + A
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Altitude hold toggle on/off
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Ctrl + G
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Follow glide slope 1 toggle on/off
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Ctrl + H
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Heading hold toggle on/off
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Ctrl + N
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Follow NAV 1 radial toggle on/off
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Ctrl + S
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Auto-throttle toggle on/off
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Ctrl + T
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Terrain follow toggle on/off
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Ctrl + U
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Add 1000 ft. to your altitude (emergency)
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Enter
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Increase autopilot heading
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F6
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Toggle autopilot target: current heading/waypoint
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F11
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Autopilot altitude dialog
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F12
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Autopilot heading dialog
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Tab. 5: Special action of keys, if autopilot is enabled.
Key
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Action
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8 / 2
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Altitude adjust
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0 / ,
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Heading adjust
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9 / 3
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Auto-throttle adjust
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Tab. 6: Engine control keys
Key
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Action
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SPACE
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Fire starter on selected engine(s)
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s
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Run starter on selected engine(s)
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!
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Select 1st engine
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@
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Select 2nd engine
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#
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Select 3rd engine
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$
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Select 4th engine
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{
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Decrease Magneto on Selected Engine
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}
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Increase Magneto on Selected Engine
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~
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Select all Engines
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Tab. 7: Miscellaneous keyboard controls.
Key
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Action
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B
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Toggle parking brake on/off
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b
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Apply/release all brakes
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g/G
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Landing gear up/down
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,/.
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Left/Right gear brake (for differential braking))
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l
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Toggle tail-wheel lock)
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]/[
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Extend/Retract flaps
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p
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Toggle pause on/off
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a/A
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Speed up/slow down (time acceleration)
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t/T
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Time speed up/slow down
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m/M
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Change time offset (warp) used by t/T forward/backward
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Shift-F2
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Save current flight to fgfs.sav
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Shift-F1
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Restore flight from fgfs.sav
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F3
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Save screen shot under fgfs-screen.ppm
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Shift-F4
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Re-read global preferences from preferences.xml
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Shift-F10
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Toggle data logging of FDM on/off
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ESC
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Exit program
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Mouse controlled functions: There are three
mouse modes. In the usual mode (pointer curser) panel’s controls can be operated with
the mouse. To change a control, click with the left/middle mouse
button on the corresponding knob/lever. While the left mouse button leads to
small increments/decrements, the middle one makes greater ones. Clicking on
the left hand side of the knob/lever decreases the value, while clicking on the right hand side increases it. Right clicking the mouse activates the
simulator control mode (cross hair cursor). This allows control of aileron/elevator via the
mouse in absence of a joystick (enable --enable-auto-coordination in this case). Right clicking the
mouse another time activates the view control mode (arrow cursor). This allows changing
direction of view via the mouse. Right clicking the mouse once more
resets it into the initial state.
Based on Short Reference by M. Basler (pmb@epost.de) for
FlightGear version 0.8.0. http://www.flightgear.org/Docs/FGShortRef.html
Published under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html)
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Geoff. December 14, 2008.