Q176295: Flight Simulator 98/2000: Basic Keyboard Controls
Article: Q176295
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
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Keyword(s): kbui fs98 kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
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SUMMARY
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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
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Control Key(s)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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