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Basic Controls[edit]
| Esc | End flight |
|---|---|
| P | Pause flight/simualtion |
| Alt + Enter | Toggle fullscreen |
| Ctrl + ; (semicolon) | Reset current flight |
| Q | Toggle sound on/off |
| Shift + F10 | Kneeboard (show/hide) |
| Basic Plane Controls | |
| Ctrl + E | Engine autostart |
| Ctrl + . (period) | Brake (set parking) |
| . (period) | Brakes (apply/release) |
| F2 / F3 PgDn / PgUp (Numpad PgDn / Numpad PgUp ) Throttle stick |
Throttle - Decrease/increase |
Toggle Mouse Yoke: Ctrl + Y  Arrow keys ↑ / ← / ↓ / → or use Numpad arrow keys Left analog stick 
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Move plane |
| F6 / F7 | Flaps (retract/extend incrementally) |
| G | Landing gear (extend/retract) |
| Shift + L | Landing lights (on/off) |
| L | Lights - all (on/off} |
| Basic View Controls | |
| Hold Space + move mouse Hold Shift + arrow keys or Numpad arrow keys Right analog stick  Hatswitch 
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Look around |
| Shift + O + move mouse
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Toggle using mouse to look |
| Shift + Numpad Del | Look (reset to forward view) |
| A / S | Change view (next category/next view) |
| = / - | Zoom in/out |
| Backspace | Restore default zoom |
| Basic View Options | |
| A | Switch between the views in the categories below |
| D | Switch between the view categories below |
| Cockpit F9 | Cockpit (2D) F10 , Virtual Cockpit, Rear Seat |
| Outside F11 | Spot, Locked Spot, Flyby, Top-Down |
| Tower F12 | Nearest Tower, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Virtual Cockpit & User-interface Controls[edit]
| Instrumentation Controls | |
|---|---|
| Hover mouse over instrument/control, then scroll  or left-click and or drag  (must show hand cursor icon) |
Adjust instruments and controls in cockpit Can view, resize and close instrument windows (right-click and select Close Window or click relevant instrument icon) |
| Press/hold Alt or Right-click  in virtual cockpit, toggle Hide Menu Bar
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Show/hide user-interface menu bar |
| Press Alt + F / A / W / O / V / H | Select menu bar option, type underlined letter(s) to select sub-menu option |
| Show Instrument Windows - (varies between aircraft) | |
| Shift + 1 | Show 2-D cockpit |
| Shift + 2 | Show radio stack |
| Shift + 3 | Show GPS |
| Shift + 4 | Show flight management computer |
| Shift + 5 | Show throttle quadrant |
| Shift + 6 | Show overhead panel |
| Shift + 7 | Show aileron/rudder trim controls |
| Shift + 8 | Show primary flight display |
| Shift + 9 | Show multi-function display |
| Plane Information | |
| Press Shift + Z | Show Latitude, longitude, altitude, heading, knots, wind direction, speed of wind (top-left) |
| Press Shift + Z a second time | Show FPS (frame-rate) and fuel (top-left) |
| Press Shift + Z a third time | Combine and show previous information (top-left) |
| Press Shift + Z a fourth time | Hide information |
| Adjust Virtual Cockpit View (Eyepoint) | |
| Ctrl + Backspace / Enter | Eyepoint (move forward/back) Zooms in/out |
| Shift + Backspace / Enter | Eyepoint (move down/up) Seat adjustment |
| Ctrl + Shift + Backspace / Enter | Eyepoint (move left/right) Switches multiple pilot seats |