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X-Plane Keyboard Commands
AIRCRAFT CONTROLS
Key case sensitive
Brakes (ground) on/off (normal)
b
Brakes hard on (maximum)
v
Carb heat off - on
3-4
Flaps incremental up - down
1-2
Gear up/down
g
Release payload/jettison
r
Speed brake incremental off - on 5 - 6
Trim aileron = bank left - right
7-8
Trim elevator = nose down - up
[-]
Trim rudder = yaw left - right
9 -0
AUTOPILOT
Air speed hold
)
Altitude hold
^
Approach hold
(
Disconnect autopilot
!
Glide slope hold
*
GPS hold
“ (@ on UK k/b)
NAV 1 or VOR hold
%
NAV 2 or LOC hold
$
Selected heading hold
‘ (apostrophe)
Vertical speed hold
&
ATC COMMANDS
Activate ATC
Enter
Accept ATC flashing selection
Enter
Select an ATC option
arrow keys
ENGINE CONTROLS: All Engines Mode
Collective decrease - increase
F5 - F6
Mixture decrease = lean
F9
Mixture increase = enrich
F10 or backspace
Prop pitch decrease - increase
F5 - F6
Reverse thrust (if available)
. (period)
Smoke on/off
x
Throttle decrease - increase
F1 - F2
ENGINE CONTROLS: Individual Engine Mode*
Engine 1 throttle dec - inc
F1 - Shift F1
Engine 2 throttle dec - inc
F2 - Shift F2
Engine 3 throttle dec - inc
F3 - Shift F3
Engine 4 throttle dec - inc
F4 - Shift F4
Prop 1 pitch decrease - increase
F5 - Shift F5
Prop 2 pitch decrease - increase
F6 - Shift F6
Prop 3 pitch decrease - increase
F7 - Shift F7
Prop 4 pitch decrease - increase
F8 - Shift F8
Mixture: Idle cut-off (version 5.1)
Space bar
SIMULATOR CONTROLS
Close open windows
Enter
Fail component chosen in failure Spacebar
mode window
Map view: low en route chart
d
Map views zoom in and out
= Output maths cycle to disc
/
Pause
p
Time of day: advance ten mins.
k
Time of day: reverse ten mins.
l
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INSTRUMENTS
Barometric pressure
Directional gyro (heading)
OBS 1
OBS 2
RADIOS
ADF 1st digit
ADF 2nd digit
ADF 3rd digit
Com 1 frequency decimal digits
Com 1 frequency full digits
Com 2 frequency decimal digits
Com 2 frequency full digits
Nav 1 frequency decimal digits
Nav 1 frequency full digits
Nav 2 frequency decimal digits
Nav 2 frequency full digits
Transponder 1st digit
Transponder 2nd digit
Transponder 3rd digit
Transponder 4th digit
COCKPIT VIEWS
Backwards view
Down 4º
Down 8º
Forward view
Full screen (no panel, no HUD)
decrease - increase
i-o
y-u
h-j
n-m
decrease - increase
O-P
L - : (colon)
>-?
E-R
Q-W
D-F
A-S
U-I
T-Y
J-K
G-H
Z-X
C-V
B-N
M-<
Full screen with HUD
Left in 45º increments
Right in 45º increments
Transparent panel toggle
EXTERNAL VIEWS
Airport beacon tower view
Airport runway view
Chase plane view
Follow (arrow keys rotate)
Follow with panel (arrow keys
rotate)
Spot view/fly by (arrow keys
move)
Zoom in (all views)
Zoom out (all views)
_ (underline)
q
e
; (semicolon)
t
#
a
\
¦
(£ on UK k/b)
@ ( “ on UK k/b)
=
-
z
s
ss
w
+
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Plane-Maker Keyboard Commands
NOTES:
MOVE / VIEW AIRCRAFT
Zoom
in - out
Move
left - right
Move
up - down
Heading
right - left
Roll clockwise - anti-clockwise
Reload textures
1. Keys are case sensitive.
SMOOTHING
Fuselage
Fuselage
Nacelles
Nacelles
Tanks or floats
Tanks or floats
Wheel fairing
Wheel fairing
ellipse smooth
total smooth
ellipse smooth
total smooth
ellipse smooth
total smooth
ellipse smooth
total smooth
Key
x-z
j-l
i-k
a-d
w-s
r
f
F
n
N
t
T
e
E
2. There are some minor variations between European and US and Mac and
Windows keyboards. Edit as necessary for your set-up.
3. * To control engines individually choose the FlightLink Throttle Quadrant
option on the Hardware Setup page. You can select this without having the
hardware and in addition to your joystick setting.
4. Some commands may only work with specific aircraft or panels.
By Tony Smith and Mark Fisher
Copyright © Tony Smith 2000
Revised Mark Fisher 19-07-2000 [email protected]
Revised Tony Smith 7 August 2000
Corrections/suggestions please to [email protected]
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