Microsoft Flight Simulator X/Controls

Basic Controls

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	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	Look around
Shift + O + move mouse	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

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	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