FlightGear Short Reference

FlightGear is a free flight simulator developed collectively over the Internet under the GPL. For more information see http://www.flightgear.org/

Keyboard controls:

Tab. 1: Main keyboard controls on the numeric keypad with activated NumLock. Key Action 9/3 Throttle 4/6 Aileron 8/2 Elevator 0/Enter Rudder 5 Center aileron/elevator/rudder 7/1 Elevator trim Tab. 2: View directions accessible after de-activating NumLock on the numeric keypad. Numeric Key View direction Shift-8 Forward Shift-7 Left/forward Shift-4 Left Shift-1 Left/back Shift-2 Back Shift-3 Right/back Shift-6 Right Shift-9 Right/forward Tab. 3: Display options. Key Action P Toggle instrument panel on/off c Toggle3D/2D cockpit (if both are available) S Cycle panel style full/mini Shift-F5/F6 Shift the panel in y direction Shift-F7/F8 Shift the panel in x direction Shift-F3 Read a panel from a property list Ctrl-c Toggle panel/cockpit hotspot visibility i/I Minimize/maximize HUD h/H Change color of HUD/toggle HUD off forward/backward x/X Zoom in/out v/V Cycle view modes forth and back Ctrl-v Reset view modes to pilot view z/Z Increase/Decrease visibility (fog) F10 Toggle menu on/off Tab. 4: Autopilot and related controls. Key Action Ctrl + A Toggle altitude lock Ctrl + G Toggle glide slope lock (NAV 1) Ctrl + H Toggle heading hold Ctrl + N Toggle NAV 1 lock Ctrl + S Toggle autothrottle Ctrl + T Toggle terrain follow (AGL) lock Ctrl + U Add 1000 ft. to your altitude (emergency) F6 Toggle autopilot heading mode F11 Autopilot altitude dialog Tab. 5: Special action of keys, if autopilot is enabled. Key Action 8 / 2 Altitude adjust 4 / 6 Heading adjust 9 / 3 Autothrottle adjust Tab. 6: Engine control keys Key Action ! Select 1st engine @ Select 2nd engine # Select 3rd engine $ Select 4th engine { Decrease magneto on selected engine } Increase magneto on selected engine ~ Select all engines s Fire starter on selected engine(s) M/m Lean/Enrich selected engine mixture N/n Decrease/Increase selected propeller RPM Tab. 7: Miscellaneous keyboard controls. Key Action B Toggle parking brake b Apply all brakes g/G Raise/lower landing gear , Apply left brake (useful for differential braking) . Apply right brake (useful for differential braking) l Toggle tail-wheel lock) ]/[ Extend/Retract flaps p Pause Sim a/A Simulation speed up/slow down t/T Clock speed up/slow down Shift-F2 Save current flight to fgfs.sav Shift-F1 Restore flight from fgfs.sav F3 Save screen shot ESC Exit program

Mouse controlled functions: There are three mouse modes, which can be swapped between by clicking the right mouse button.

1. In normal mode (pointer cursor), the panel and cockpit controls can be operated using the mouse. To change a control, click with the left/middle mouse button on the corresponding knob/lever. Generally, the left side of the control decreases the setting, while the right side increases the setting. The left mouse button makes small changes while the middle button makes larger ones. The scrollwheel may be used on some controls. Press Ctrl-c to view panel/cockpit hotspots.
2. In control mode (cross hair cursor), the mouse is used to directly control the aircraft in the absence of a joystick. Moving the mouse controls the aileron (left/right) and elevator (forwards/backwards). Holding the left mouse button down allows control of the rudder (left/right), while holding the middle mouse button controls throttle (forwards/backwards). The scrollwheel controls elevator trim. Using auto-coordination (--enable-auto-coordination) is recommended.
3. In view mode (arrow cursor), you can control the view direction using the mouse. Clicking the left mouse button resets the view direction. Holding the middle button down while moving the mouse shifts the viewpoint. The scrollwheel may be used to control the field of view.

Short Reference by M. Basler, S. Buchanan for FlightGear version 2.0.0.
Published under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html)

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