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Q60959: Keyboard Summary of Flight Simulator Slewing Controls

Article: Q60959
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
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Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The following list is a summary of the slewing controls for Flight Simulator:

Function                          Key
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Pitch slew
               Nose up quick     F5 (top)      F9 (left)
               Nose up slow      9 (keypad)    F7 (left)
               Freeze            F6, F7 (top)  F5 (left)
               Nose down slow    0 (keypad)    F3 (left)
               Nose down quick   F8 (top)      F1 (left)

Altitude slew
               Down quick        F1 (top)      F10 (left)
               Down slow         A (key)       F8 (left)
               Freeze            F2,F3 (top)   F6 (left)
               Up slow           Q (key)       F4 (left)
               Up quick          F4 (top)      F2 (left)

Bank slew left                                  7 (keypad)
Bank slew right                                 9 (keypad)
Heading slew left                               1 (keypad)
Heading slew right                              3 (keypad)
Slew forward                                    8 (keypad)
Slew backward                                   2 (keypad)
Slew right                                      6 (keypad)
Slew left                                       4 (keypad)
Freeze                                          5 (keypad)
Turn digits on/off                              Z (key)
Set observation angle to straight ahead         ALT (key)
pitch, north heading, 0-degree bank

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