NOTE: Make sure Num Lock is OFF before using Num Pad commands.
SIMULATOR COMMANDS
Pause P
Full Screen Mode
(no menus or taskbar) ALT + ENTER
Display Menus (in Full Screen mode) ALT
Kneeboard Display/Hide F10
Sound On/Off Q
Reset Current Flight CTRL+; (SEMICOLON)
Save Flight ; (SEMICOLON)
Exit Flight Simulator CTRL+C
Exit Flight Simulator Immediately CTRL+BREAK
ATC Window Display/Hide ` (ACCENT)
Joystick On/Off CTRL+K
Cycle Coordinates/Frame Rate SHIFT+Z
Select Item 1 1
Select Item 2 2
Select Item 3 3
Select Item 4 4
Select Time Compression R
Increase Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)
Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)
Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+- (MINUS SIGN)
Decrease Selection - (MINUS SIGN)
CONTROL SURFACE COMMANDS
Bank Left (ailerons) Num Pad 4
Bank Right (ailerons) Num Pad 6
Aileron Trim Left CTRL+Num Pad 4
Aileron Trim Right CTRL+Num Pad 6
Yaw Left (rudder) Num Pad 0
Yaw Right (rudder) Num Pad ENTER
Rudder Trim Left CTRL+ Num Pad 0
Rudder Trim Right CTRL+Num Pad ENTER
Center Ailerons and Rudder Num Pad 5
Pitch Down (elevator) Num Pad 8
Pitch Up (elevator) Num Pad 2
Elevator Trim Down Num Pad 7
Elevator Trim Up Num Pad 1
Retract Flaps (fully) F5
Retract Flaps (in increments) F6
Extend Flaps (in increments) F7
Extend Flaps (fully) F8
Extend/Retract Spoilers/Airbrakes / (FORWARD SLASH)
Arm Autospoilers SHIFT+/ (FORWARD SLASH)
Water Rudder Up/Down SHIFT+W
ENGINE COMMANDS
On multiengine aircraft, engine commands affect all engines unless you first select an engine by pressing E + engine number (1-4). To revert back to controlling all engines, press E + all engine numbers in quick succession (E, 1, 2, and so on).
Engine Autostart CTRL+E
Cut Throttle F1
Reverse Thrust (turboprops/jets) F2 (hold down)
Decrease Throttle F2 or Num Pad 3
Increase Throttle F3 or Num Pad 9
Full Throttle F4
Reheat/Afterburner On/Off SHIFT+F4
Set Prop RPM to Low CTRL+F1
Decrease Prop RPM CTRL+F2
Increase Prop RPM CTRL+F3
Set Prop RPM to High CTRL+F4
Set Mixture to Idle Cutoff CTRL+SHIFT+F1
Lean Mixture CTRL+SHIFT +F2
Enrich Mixture CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Set Mixture to Rich CTRL+SHIFT+F4
Carb Heat/Engine Anti-ice On/Off H
Select Engine E
Select Magnetos M
Select Jet Starter J
Increase Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)
Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)
Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+- (MINUS SIGN)
Decrease Selection - (MINUS SIGN)
GENERAL AIRCRAFT COMMANDS
Parking Brake Set/Release CTRL+. (PERIOD)
Pushback Start/Stop SHIFT+P
(then press 1 or 2 to
turn tail right/left)
Brakes Apply/Release . (PERIOD)
Apply Left Brakes F11
Apply Right Brakes F12
Landing Gear Up/Down G
Manually Pump Landing Gear CTRL+G
Smoke System On/Off I
Open Cowl Flaps (in increments) CTRL+SHIFT+V
Close Cowl Flaps (in increments) CTRL+SHIFT+C
Select Exit SHIFT+E
(then press 1-4 to open/close)
LIGHT COMMANDS
All Lights On/Off L
Strobe Lights On/Off O
Panel Lights On/Off SHIFT+L
Landing Lights On/Off CTRL+L
Landing Light Tilt Down CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 2
Landing Light Tilt Left CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 4
Landing Light Tilt Right CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 6
Landing Light Tilt Up CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 8
Center Landing Light CTRL+SHIFT+Num Pad 5
RADIO COMMANDS
ATC Window Display/Hide ` (ACCENT)
VOR 1 Indent On/Off CTRL+1
VOR 2 Indent On/Off CTRL+2
DME 1 Indent On/Off CTRL+3
DME 2 Indent On/Off CTRL+4
ADF Indent On/Off CTRL+5
Switch to Standby Frequency
on Selected Radio X
Select COM Radio C
Select NAV Radio N
Select OBS indicator V
Select ADF A
Select DME F
Select Transponder T
Increase Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)
Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)
Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+- (MINUS SIGN)
Decrease Selection - (MINUS SIGN)
AUTOPILOT COMMANDS
Autopilot Master Switch On/Off Z
Flight Director On/Off CTRL+F
Autopilot Wing Leveler On/Off CTRL+V
Yaw Damper On/Off CTRL+D
Autopilot Altitude Hold On/Off CTRL+ Z
Autopilot Select Altitude CTRL+SHIFT+Z
Autopilot Heading Hold On/Off CTRL+H
Select Heading Bug CTRL+SHIFT+H
Airspeed Hold On/Off CTRL+R
Autopilot Select Airspeed CTRL+SHIFT+R
Mach Hold On/Off CTRL+M
Arm Autothrottle SHIFT+R
Engage Autothrottle Takeoff/
Go-Around (TOGA) Mode CTRL+SHIFT+G
Autopilot Nav 1 Hold On/Off CTRL+N
Autopilot Approach Mode On/Off CTRL+A
Autopilot Back Course Mode On/Off CTRL+B
Autopilot Localizer Hold On/Off CTRL+O
Autopilot Attitude Hold On/Off CTRL+T
Increase Selection = (EQUAL SIGN)
Increase Selection Slightly SHIFT+= (EQUAL SIGN)
Decrease Selection Slightly SHIFT+- (MINUS SIGN)
Decrease Selection - (MINUS SIGN)
VIEW COMMANDS
Panel On/Off W
Snap to Panel View SHIFT+Num Pad 0
Cycle Views S
(cockpit, virtual cockpit,
tower, spot)
Cycle Views Backwards SHIFT+S
Display/Hide Add. Panel Windows SHIFT + 1 through 9
(radios, engine controls,
GPS, and so on.)
Aircraft Labels Display/Hide CTRL+SHIFT+L
Create New View Window [ (LEFT BRACKET)
Create New Top-Down View Window SHIFT+] (RIGHT BRACKET)
Close View Window ] (RIGHT BRACKET)
Bring Window To Front ' (APOSTROPHE)
Zoom In = (EQUAL SIGN)
Zoom Out - (HYPHEN)
Set Zoom to 1X BACKSPACE
Instrument Panels On/Off SHIFT+[ (LEFT BRACKET)
Switch To Top-Down View CTRL+S
Switch To Next View CTRL+TAB
Switch To Previous View CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Select View Direction Num Pad / (FWD SLASH)
Look Ahead SHIFT+Num Pad 8
Look Ahead/Right SHIFT+Num Pad 9
Look Right SHIFT+Num Pad 6
Look Back/Right SHIFT+Num Pad 3
Look Back SHIFT+Num Pad 2
Look Back/Left SHIFT+Num Pad 1
Look Left SHIFT+Num Pad 4
Look Ahead/Left SHIFT+Num Pad 7
Look Up CTRL+Num Pad 5
Look Ahead/Up CTRL+Num Pad 8
Look Ahead/Right/Up CTRL+Num Pad 9
Look Back/Right/Up CTRL+Num Pad 3
Look Back/Up CTRL+Num Pad 2
Look Back/Left/Up CTRL+ Num Pad 1
Look Ahead/Left/Up CTRL+Num Pad 7
Look Down SHIFT+Num Pad 5
Move Eyepoint Back CTRL+ENTER
Move Eyepoint Down SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Move Eyepoint Forward CTRL+BACKSPACE
Move Eyepoint Left CTRL+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Move Eyepoint Right CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Move Eyepoint Up SHIFT+ENTER
Reset Eyepoint SPACE
Pan View Reset SHIFT+Num Pad DEL
Chase View On/Off CTRL+Q
Cycle Chase View Backward CTRL+SHIFT+W
Cycle Chase View Forward CTRL+W
SLEW COMMANDS
Slewing allows you to rapidly reposition your aircraft without flying in real time. Use these commands to slew.
Slew Mode On/Off Y
Set Heading North/
Attitude Straight-and-Level SPACEBAR
Freeze All Movement Num Pad 5
Move Forward Num Pad 8
Move Backward Num Pad 2
Move Left Num Pad 4
Move Right Num Pad 6
Move Up Slowly Q or F3
Move Up Quickly F4
Move Down Slowly A
Move Down Quickly F1
Freeze Vertical Movement F2
Rotate Left Num Pad 1
Rotate Right Num Pad 3
Move Nose Up 9
Move Nose Up Quickly F5
Move Nose Down F7 or 0
Move Nose Down Quickly F8
Freeze Pitch F6
Bank Left Num Pad 7
Bank Right Num Pad 9
Move Eyepoint Up SHIFT+ENTER
Move Eyepoint Down SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Move Eyepoint Left CTRL+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Move Eyepoint Right CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Move Eyepoint Forward CTRL+BACKSPACE
Move Eyepoint Back CTRL+ENTER
MULTIPLAYER COMMANDS
Track Mode On/Off CTRL+SHIFT+D
Cycle Through Other Players CTRL+SHIFT+T
Follow Other Player CTRL+SHIFT+F
Switch To Observer Mode CTRL+SHIFT+O
Chat Window Display/Hide CTRL+SHIFT+] (R BRACKET)
Switch Focus to Chat Window ENTER
To add or customize keyboard commands and joystick buttons, on the Options menu, point to Controls, then click Assignments.
