Q274658: Combat Flight Simulator 2: Documentation Errors in Pilot Manual

Article: Q274658
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
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Keyword(s): kbdocerr kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 17-JUL-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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This article describes documenation errors in the Pilot's Manual for Microsoft
Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater.

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- The "Training Missions" section on page 134 of the Pilot's Manual for
  Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 incorrectly states that you receive a
  combat flight certificate when you graduate from the complete in-flight
  training course.

  You do not receive a certificate when you graduate from the complete in-flight
  training course.

- Page 134 of the Combat Flight Simulator 2 Pilot's Manual contains incorrect
  steps about how to select individual training missions.

  To select individual training missions:

  1. On the main screen, click Training Missions.

  2. Click either "American" or "Japanese", and then click Next.

  3. Select the mission that you want, and then click Next.

  4. Click the aircraft that you want to use, and then click Fly Now.

- Page 21 of the Pilot's Manual for Combat Flight Simulator 2 states that you
  can enter your name on the Top Ten screen.

  This feature does not exist in the game.

- Page 49 of the Pilot's Manual for Combat Flight Simulator 2 states that you
  can find a "best glide speed" chart in the "planes" section of the "Machines
  of War" chapter. This is incorrect. The best glide speeds are listed on page
  89 in Chapter 5, "Emergency Procedures."

- Page 227 of the Pilot's Manual for Combat Flight Simulator 2 states that you
  can press CTRL+T or the R key to toggle the Select time compression feature,
  which indicates that you can press these keys to cycle through the different
  rates of time compression. This is incorrect. These keys can only be used to
  increase the Time Compression rate. If you want to decrease the simulation
  rate after increasing it you will need to press ALT and change the Simulation
  Rate in the Options menu.

- The Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 manual incorrectly refers to best
  climb speeds and best glide speeds. Page 49 of the manual describes several
  flight maneuvers and states:

  "To find your aircraft's best-climb speed, see the chart in the 'Planes'
  section of the Machines of War chapter."

  This information is not available in this chapter nor is it available in the
  Combat Flight Simulator 2 Help, which refers you to the same chapter. The
  information for best glide speeds is also unavailable.

- The Key Commands Quick Reference on the back cover of the Microsoft Combat
  Flight Simulator 2 Pilot's manual incorrectly lists CTRL+Q as the keyboard
  command to exit the game immediately. The correct keyboard command to exit
  the game immediately is CTRL+BREAK.

- The Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 Pilot's Manual incorrectly states
  that you can drop torpedoes. Only computer-controlled aircraft and boats can
  drop torpedoes in Combat Flight Simulator 2. The following aircraft and boats
  can drop torpedoes in Combat Flight Simulator 2:

   - Douglas TBD-1 Devastator

   - Grumman TBF Avenger

   - Nakajima B5N2 (Kate)

   - Tidori Class Torpedo Boat

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