From The Air Combat Wiki

Although you can customize each function within the game, it is useful to know what is there what each option means. Following is a list of game functions in Fighter Ace ® with their default key assignments in parenthesis (Printable pdf version):

Contents 1 Aircraft Control 2 Sound 3 Weapons 4 Views 5 Visual Information 6 Windows 7 Navigation 8 Communications 9 Replay 10 Camera Controls 11 Other 12 Maps 13 Film Control 13.1 Film: Sound 13.2 Film: Views 13.3 Film: Visual Information 13.4 Film: Windows 13.5 Film: Navigation 13.6 Film: Camera Control

Aircraft Control

Left Bank (Left Arrow)

Rolls the plane to the left, which allows you to turn to the left. When using a joystick, pushing the stick to the left performs this function.

Right Bank (Right Arrow)

Rolls the plane to the right, which allows you to turn to the right. When using a joystick, pushing the stick to the right performs this function.

Pitch Nose Up (Down Arrow)

Pitches the plane’s nose up, which allows your plane to climb, provided you have enough engine power. When using a joystick, pulling back on the stick performs this function.

Pitch Nose Down (Up Arrow)

Pitches the plane’s nose down, which allows your plane to dive. When using a joystick, pushing forward on the stick performs this function.

Rudder Pedal Right (X)

Yaws the plane to the right. On the ground, this helps your plane turn to the right. In the air, it will cause the nose to slip to one side. When using a joystick, twisting the stick to the right performs this function.

Rudder Pedal Left (Z)

Yaws the plane to the left. On the ground, this helps your plane turn to the left. In the air, it will cause the nose to slip to one side. When using a joystick, twisting the stick to the left performs this function.

Trim Controls (T)

When in the online game, this function performs an automatic ‘trim’ of the plane’s controls for steadier flight. As you consume fuel, drop ordnance and reach different speeds, the aircraft’s reaction to the air forces will vary, so frequent trims are necessary to keep the plane flying in the most efficient manner possible.

Center Rudder Control (S)

When using keyboard rudder controls, this function centers the rudder.

Flaps: Extend (F) (Button 5)

Drops the flaps one notch.

Flaps: Retract (D) (Button 6)

Raises the flaps one notch.

Select/deselect engine 1 control (LShift E 1)

On multiengine aircraft, you can decide which engines are subject to the throttle controls. By default, all engines are controlled at the same time. This function toggles engine 1 control on and off.

Select/deselect engine 2 control (LShift E 2)

Toggles engine 2 control on and off.

Select/deselect engine 3 control (LShift E 3)

Toggles engine 3 control on and off.

Select/deselect engine 4 control (LShift E 4)

Toggles engine 4 control on and off.

Engine: On/Off (Ctrl E)

Turns the engine(s) on and off.

Increase Throttle (NumPad +)

Increases the amount of throttle for the selected engine(s).

Decrease Throttle (NumPad -)

Decreases the amount of throttle for the selected engine(s).

Maximum Throttle (LShift NumPad +)

Sets the throttle to the maximum for the selected engine(s).

Minimum Throttle (LShift NumPad -)

Sets the throttle to the minimum for the selected engine(s).

WEP (War Emergency Power)

On/Off (Ctrl W) – Toggles WEP on and off. Not all planes are equipped with WEP, so you should refer to the aircraft description on the Change Planes screen to see if a particular plane has WEP.

Landing Gear: Raise/Lower (G) (Button 8)

Raises or lowers the landing gear. Note that lowering the landing gear at extreme speeds can result in gear damage.

Dive Brakes: On/Off (V)

Toggles dive brakes on and off. Note that only a few planes are equipped with dive brakes.

Wheel Brakes: Hold On (B) (Button 7)

Applies the wheel brakes whenever this key or button is held down. Letting off the key releases the brakes.

Full wheel brakes: On/Off (Ctrl B)

Applies wheel brakes and locks them on so that you don’t need to hold the key down all the time.

Pilot Oxygen: On/Off (Ctrl O)

Turns on oxygen on or off. Check the Limits screen to see at what altitude you need to use oxygen.

To Bail Out from plane: Press TWICE! (Alt E)

Using this function twice in succession will cause your pilot and crew to bail out of the plane. After your pilot has left the airplane, press ALT E again to open your chute. If you bail out over enemy territory, you can be captured, which ends any scoring streaks you may have going at the time. Keep in mind that bailing out at high speeds can be fatal.

Autopilot: On/Off (A)

Turns the autopilot on or off (bombers with level bomb sights only). The autopilot is a simple, ‘hold course and fly level’ system. When enabled, the word auto will be shown in the On-Screen Flight Data area.

*Note: Autopilot cannot be engaged if Follow Padlocked Teammate function is already engaged.

Follow Padlocked Teammate (CTRL A)

Turns on or off a special form of autopilot that will attempt to maintain your plane’s position in relation to another friendly plane. To engage the “follow” mode you must use the padlock view to “lock on” to the plane you wish to maintain formation with.

*Note: “Follow” mode cannot be engaged if normal Autopilot is already engaged.

Trim Rudder Left (LShift Z)

Manually trims the rudder to the left. This is used to offset a yaw right condition so that the plane flies true without control input.

Trim Rudder Right (LShift X)

Manually trims the rudder to the right. This is used to offset a yaw left condition so that the plane flies true without control input.

Trim Aileron Left (LShift Left Arrow)

Manually trims the ailerons for rolling to the left. This is used to offset a roll right condition so that the plane flies true without control input.

Trim Aileron Right (LShift Right Arrow)

Manually trims the ailerons for rolling to the right. This is used to offset a roll left condition so that the plane flies true without control input.

Trim Elevator Up (LShift Down Arrow)

Manually trims the elevators for climbing. This is used to offset a tendency of the plane to dive so that it flies true without control input.

Trim Elevator Down (LShift Up Arrow)

Manually trims the elevators for diving. This is used to offset a tendency of the plane to climb so that it flies true without control input.

Automatic Flaps On/Off (Alt F)

Turns automatic flaps on or off. Automatic flaps deploy and retract with automatically depending on airspeed and angle of attack. Currently only the JP N1K2 ‘George’ has automatic flaps.

Sound

Sound Effects Volume: Increase (Alt =)

Increases the volume of sound effects, such as bullet strike and gunfire sounds.

Sound Effects Volume: Decrease (Alt -)

Decreases the volume of sound effects.

Engine Volume: Increase (Ctrl Alt =)

Increases the volume of the engine(s).

Engine Volume: Decrease (Ctrl Alt -)

Decreases the volume of the engine(s).

Weapons

Fire All Guns (Space) (Button 1)

Fires both the primary and secondary guns simultaneously.

Fire Primary Guns (Alt Space)

Fires the primary guns only. Primary guns are intended for ‘aiming’ and are therefore weaker, are fewer and/or have less ammunition than the secondary guns. Refer to the aircraft description on the Change Planes screen for information on the primary guns.

Fire Secondary Guns (LShift Space)

Fires the secondary guns only. Secondary guns are intended for ‘killing’ and are usually more powerful guns, more numerous, and/or have more ammunition than the primary guns. Refer to the aircraft description on the Change Planes screen for information on the secondary guns.

Fire Defensive Guns (Ctrl F)

When AI gunner fire discipline is set to manual, pressing and holding this key will allow the gunners to fire.

Switch Bomber Gunner Mode: AI/Manual (LShift F)

Toggles the AI bomber gunner fire discipline between automatic and manual.

Fire Rockets (Ctrl Space)

Fires a rocket.

Drop Bombs/Torpedoes (Alt Backspace)

Drops a salvo bombs or torpedoes (planes can only be equipped with one or the other at any one time). You can set the number of bombs in the salvo and the amount of time delay between bombs on the Change Planes screen and on the Mission screen of the In-Flight Menu.

Drop Auxiliary Fuel Tanks (Ctrl Backspace)

Drops auxiliary fuel tanks being carried by the plane. On planes with three drop tanks, the first use of this function will drop the two wing tanks and the second will drop the fuselage tanks. All tanks drop automatically when empty.

Load/Unload Cargo (Alt C)

Loads or unloads the specified cargo type onto a cargo plane. Paratroops and cargo must be loaded onto the plane after you enter the game. Paratroops can paradrop cargo can be ‘unloaded’ using the ‘Drop bombs’ function while in the air. Normal cargo must be unloaded after landing at an airbase using this function.

Views

Full Screen View (F3) (Button 3)

Sets the view to the full-screen view from the plane’s nose.

Cockpit View (Ctrl F4)

Sets the view to the internal 3D cockpit.

Padlocked Cockpit View to Enemy (F4) (Button 4)

Changes the view to the internal 3D cockpit and sets the ‘padlock’ onto the nearest enemy plane. In ‘padlock’ mode, your pilot’s head will swivel and turn to keep the target plane in the center of the view.

Padlocked Cockpit View to Teammate (Alt F4)

Changes the view to the internal 3D cockpit and sets the ‘padlock’ onto the nearest friendly plane.

Padlocked Cockpit View to Enemy Tank (F5)

Changes the view to the internal 3D cockpit and sets the ‘padlock’ onto the nearest enemy tank.

Padlocked Cockpit View to Enemy Ground Object (F6)

Changes the view to the internal 3D cockpit and sets the ‘padlock’ onto the nearest enemy ground object (other than a tank).

External View: Parallel to Plane (F7)

Moves the viewing camera outside of the plane. From there, you can pan around the plane using the camera controls. As the plane moves around, the camera will also move to retain the same viewing angle on the plane as it was last set to. For people who like to fly from a vantage point behind their plane, they can use this view and move the camera to a point above and behind their plane.

External View: Parallel to Ground (F8)

Moves the viewing camera outside of the plane. You can use the camera controls to move the camera around the plane. As the plane moves, the camera will move with it but will retain its angle in relation to the ground.

Stationary Camera View: Repeat Pan (F9)

Puts the camera outside the plane and sets up a repeating cinematic ‘flyby’.

Stationary Camera View w/tracking (F10)

Moves the camera outside the plane and fixes it in relation to the game world. The plane can thus fly into and out of view without the camera vantage point changing in any way.

External Tank Groups View (LShift F7)

Puts the camera at the vantage point of a tank group on the ground.

Bombardier View: On/Off (Backspace)

Moves to the bomb sight view, which is used for bomb aiming on level bombers. Note that only bombers that were historically equipped with bomb sights are able to use this view.

Gunner View (LShift F3)

Moves the view to last used gunner position.

Next Gunner (/)

Switches to the next gunner position on the plane. Gun positions start at the front of the plane and move toward the back.

Previous Gunner (LShift /)

Switches to the next gunner position on the plane. Gun positions start at the front of the plane and move toward the back.

View: Up (NumPad 5)

Adjusts your view to look up.

View: Forward (NumPad 8)

Adjusts your view back to the normal forward view.

View: Left (NumPad 4)

Adjusts your view to look to the left.

View: Right (NumPad 6)

Adjusts your view to look to the right.

View: Back (NumPad 2)

Adjusts your view to look behind you.

View: Left back (NumPad 1)

Lets you look to the left-rear quarter.

View: Right back (NumPad 3)

Lets you look to the right-rear quarter.

View: Left Forward (NumPad 7)

Lets you look to the left-forward quarter.

View: Right Forward (NumPad 9)

Lets you look to the right-forward quarter.

Visual Information

Call Inflight Menu (F12)

Pulls up the In-Flight menu.

Highlight Airfields for Visibility: On/Off (Alt F3)

When enabled, this function puts a colored outline around the runway of each airfield. The color used is the color of the owning country.

Turn Flight/Scoring Data: On/Off (Ctrl S)

This control cycles through the various states of the flight and scoring data displays to show neither, just the flight display, just the score display, or both the flight and scoring displays.

Status Line: Short/Full (Alt D)

Toggles the flight data display in the upper left corner of the screen to show either the condensed or verbose information.

Altitude show type: Cycle (Alt A)

Cycles through the possible altimeter display types to show altitude above Sea Level, above Ground Level, or above the level of the airfield you took off from.

Show Fuel Left in Minutes: On/Off (Alt T)

Toggles the fuel indicator on the flight data display to show either time remaining or fuel weight. Note that the time remaining display is an estimate based on the current throttle setting, altitude and aircraft load conditions.

Damage Information Screen: On/Off (Ctrl D)

Toggles the detailed damage display on the left side of the screen. This display is much more accurate than the ‘% damage’ indicator on the flight data display.

Speedometer display type: Indicated/True (Alt S)

Toggles the airspeed indicator to show Indicated or True airspeed. Indicated airspeed is a measure of the wind force over the wings, while True airspeed is adjusted for air pressure.

On Screen Messages Modes: Toggle (Alt M)

Cycles through the various possible positions for the chat text display on screen, including the option to not display chat text on screen.

Change analog control in screen slot 1 (Ctrl 1)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the first instrument position on the full screen instrument display. Possible instruments include airspeed, altimeter, climb rate, artificial horizon and compass.

Change analog control in screen slot 2 (Ctrl 2)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the second instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Change analog control in screen slot 3 (Ctrl 3)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the third instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Change analog control in screen slot 4 (Ctrl 4)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the fourth instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Change analog control in screen slot 5 (Ctrl 5)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the fifth instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Analog controls: Show/Hide (Ctrl 6)

Toggles the full screen analog instruments on or off.

Dark Background for Analog controls: On/Off (LShift 6)

Toggles a dark background for better visibility of analog instruments.

Target Brackets: On/Off (Alt B)

Toggle ‘target brackets’ on or off. When in ‘padlock’ mode, a set of brackets appear around the target aircraft.

Change Color of Flight Params (LShift H)

Cycles through the possible colors for the flight data and score displays.

Change Color of Target Cross (Ctrl H)

Cycles through the possible colors for the aiming crosshairs.

Show Radars Radius on Map: On/Off (Alt R)

Toggles the radar radius circles on or off for the map display.

Set Next Color Scheme (Ctrl 8)

Cycles through the three Color Configurations, which can be set on the F12 menu.

Change Angle Of View (Ctrl 9)

Toggles between a wide-angle and zoomed-in viewpoint in the cockpit views.

Show Path Lines on Map: On/Off (LShift P)

Toggles the tank and ship path lines on the map.

Show Objects Radar Blip on Map: On/Off (LShift A)

Toggles the display of unidentified aircraft and objects on the map.

FPS Counter: Show/Hide (LShift D)

Toggles Frames Per Second (FPS) on the in-flight display.

Windows

Quick Reference Screen: On/Off (F1)

Brings up a screen with that shows the default settings for the most commonly used controls.

Help: On/Off (Ctrl F1)

Brings up a series of screens with a complete listing of the default settings for all functions within the game.

In Game Map: Show/Hide (M) (Button 2)

Toggles the map display on and off.

Communications Log Screen: On/Off (L)

Brings up a full-screen chat display, which allows you to scroll back through previous chat and system messages.

Player Score Screen: On/Off (Alt L)

Shows your scores in the game.

Countries Score Screen: On/Off (Ctrl L)

Shows the scores for all the countries within the game.

System Report Screen: On/Off (LShift L)

Brings up a small window that shows the status of your internet connection, including latency and data loss values.

Player Roster Screen: On/Off (Alt P)

Toggles a full-screen display of which players are flying for which teams in the game.

Navigation

Radar (available in Full View Only): On/Off (Ctrl R)

Toggles the radar window in the bottom right corner of the full screen display on and off.

Padlock View: Nearest Enemy (E)

Sets the target of your padlock view to the nearest enemy.

Padlock View: Nearest Enemy In View (Alt V)

Sets the target of your padlock view to the nearest enemy within your plane’s normal viewpoint.

Padlock View: Nearest Teammate In View (W)

Sets the target of your padlock view to the nearest friendly plane within your plane’s normal viewpoint.

Padlock View: Nearest Enemy Tank (Y)

Sets the target of your padlock view to the nearest enemy tank.

Padlock View: Nearest Enemy Ground Object (Alt Y)

Sets the target of your padlock view to the nearest enemy ground object, such as a train or building.

Padlock View: Next Enemy/Teammate (.)

Changes the target of your padlock view to the next enemy (or friend).

Padlock View: Previous Enemy/Teammate (,)

Changes the target of your padlock view to the previous enemy (or friend).

Change Start Position on Airfield (Ctrl Tab)

Moves your plane to another spawning location on airfield.

Communications

Send Radio Message (Enter)

Pressing this key opens up the ‘type in’ line in the game. Type your text and press this key again to send the message.

Send Predefined Message (Alt Enter)

You can specify a series of predefined messages in the file messages.txt, which can be found in your game directory. Pressing this key, gives you a menu of those messages. To select a particular message, type the corresponding number, then hit enter to send.

Send Direct Message to Pilot (Ctrl Enter)

You can send private messages directly to other pilots within a short range of your plane in the game. Selecting this key displays a list of pilots within range of your private comms. Type the number next to the pilot you want to message, then hit enter to get a private message prompt. Type in your message, then hit enter again to send it to the selected pilot.

Move to Next Message/Airfield (in map mode) (Tab)

When in the map view, you can switch to the ‘next’ airfield in the airfields list by pressing this key.

Move to Previous Message/Airfield (in map mode) (LShift Tab)

When in the map view, you can switch to the ‘previous’ airfield in the airfields list by pressing this key.

Select First Message (NumPad 7)

When viewing the message log, this key will move the chat buffer to the oldest message.

Select Last Message (NumPad 1)

When viewing the message log, this key will move the chat buffer to the newest message.

Gag Pilot (Q)

Pressing this key displays a list of pilots in the game. Type the number corresponding to the pilot and hit enter to stop receiving messages from that pilot.

Gag Last Chat Pilot (Ctrl Q)

Automatically ‘gags’ the pilot who sent the last message in your incoming chat buffer.

Ungag Pilot (Ctrl U)

You can remove a gag from a pilot by pressing this key, typing in the number of the pilot, and pressing enter.

Send Chat Channel: All (C A)

Pressing this key sets your radio to transmit on the ALL channel.

Send Chat Channel: Friends (C T)

Pressing this key sets your radio to transmit on the TEAM channel, which only friendly planes can receive.

Send Chat Channel: Squadron (C S)

Pressing this key sets your radio to transmit on the SQUADRON channel, which can only be received by members of your squadron that are also on your team in the game.

Send Chat Channel: Operator (C O)

Pressing this key sets your radio to transmit to the OPERATOR channel. Operators, also known as Sysops or @FA, are there to help you with any problems you may have. This allows you to send a message directly to the sysops that only they will be able to receive.

Receive Chat Channel: All (C R A)

Pressing this key sets your radio to receive messages transmitted on the ALL channel. You can receive multiple channels at a time.

Receive Chat Channel: Friends (C R T)

Pressing this key sets your radio to receive messages from the TEAM channel. You can receive more than one channel at a time.

Receive Chat Channel: Squadron (C R S)

Pressing this key sets your radio to receive messages on the SQUADRON channel. Note that this only allows you to receive messages from squad mates who are on the same team. You can receive multiple channels simultaneously.

Replay

Create Replay: On/Off (LShift R)

Turns the recorder on or off. When on, the recorder will save a film file of your flight. You can later view films from the Films screen in the Welcome Menu.

Rename Current (last) Replay (R)

Allows you to type in a new name for the currently recording film or for the last film recorded, if not actively recording.

Camera Controls

Camera View: Rotate Left (1)

Rotates the view camera to the left. Moving your mouse to the left performs the same function.

Camera View: Rotate Right (2)

Rotates the view camera to the right. Moving your mouse to the right performs the same function.

Camera View: Zoom In (3)

Zooms the view camera in toward the view target. Holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse forward will perform the same function.

Camera View: Zoom Out (4)

Zooms the view camera out away from the view target. Holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse backwards will perform the same function.

Camera View: Raise (5)

Rotates the view camera up. Moving the mouse backward will perform the same function.

Camera View: Lower (6)

Rotates the view camera down. Moving the mouse forward will perform the same function.

Cockpit: Move Camera Left (Insert)

Slides the view camera to the left.

Cockpit: Move Camera Right (Home)

Slides the view camera to the right.

Cockpit: Move Camera Down, Bomb Sight: Look Backward (PageDown)

When in the 3D cockpit this function snaps the view camera to look down. When in the bombardier view, this function snaps the camera to look down and back so that you can see your bomb strikes.

Cockpit: Move Camera Up, Bomb Sight: Look Forward (PageUp)

When in the 3D cockpit this function snaps the view camera to look forward. When in the bombardier view, this function snaps the camera to look down and forward, which allows you to line up your target much more easily.

Cockpit: Reset Camera Position (Delete)

Rests the camera to the default (look forward) position in the 3D cockpit.

Cockpit: Camera to Instrument Panel (End)

When in the 3D cockpit, this function provides a snap view of the cockpit instrument panel.

Bomb Sight Zoom In (=)

Zooms the bomb sight in to see more ground detail.

Bomb Sight Zoom Out (-)

Zooms the bomb sight out to see more ground area.

Bomb Sight Zoom Max (Ctrl =)

Toggles on bomb sight magnification.

Bomb Sight Zoom Standard (Ctrl -)

Resets the bomb sight to the default view.

Other

Save Screenshot as ssXXXXXX.JPG (Ctrl Z)

Saves an image of the current screen to a jpg file in the ScrShots subdirectory, where XXXXXXX is a number, starting with 000000 and incrementing with each new screenshot.

Pause in offline play (P)

When playing offline, this function pauses the game.

Time Compression in offline play: On/Off (Ctrl T)

When playing offline, this function turns ‘time compression’ on and off.

Time compression value (LShift T)

Sets the rate of time compression.

Joystick On/Off (Alt J)

Enables or disables the joystick within the game.

Refresh joystick (Ctrl J)

Refreshes the joystick within the game.

Maps

Map: Zoom In (=) (NumPad +)

Zooms the map view in to show more map detail.

Map: Zoom Out (-) (NumPad -)

Zooms the map view out to show more map area.

Map: Zoom In Maximal (Ctrl =) (Ctrl NumPad +)

Zooms the map view in all the way.

Map: Zoom Out Maximal (Ctrl -) (Ctrl NumPad -)

Zooms the map view out all the way.

Next Airfield (Tab)

When on the map display, this function moves you to the ‘next’ airfield.

Previous Airfield (LShift Tab)

When on the map display, this function moves you to the ‘previous’ airfield.

Film Control

Camera Controls: Play (NumPad 6)

Starts playback of the currently loaded film.

Camera Controls: Reverse (NumPad 4)

Starts playback of the currently loaded film in reverse.

Camera Controls: Fast Forward (NumPad 9)

Starts fast forward scan playback of the currently loaded film.

Camera Controls: Fast Reverse (NumPad 3)

Starts fast scan playback of the currently loaded film in reverse.

Camera Controls: Next Frame (NumPad 8)

Advances the film one frame forward.

Camera Controls: Previous Frame (NumPad 2)

Backs the film up by one frame.

Camera Controls: Beginning (NumPad 7)

Jumps to the beginning of the currently loaded film.

Camera Controls: End (NumPad 1)

Jumps to the end of the currently loaded film.

Camera Controls: Stop (NumPad 5)

Stops playback of the currently loaded film.

Camera Controls: Replay View Mode: Auto/Manual (Backspace)

Toggles the camera mode between automatic, in which the camera replicates camera settings used during film recording, or manual, in which you can change to any camera setting you desire during playback. Note that changes to camera settings during playback are not rewritten into the Film. Once a film is recorded, it cannot be permanently altered.

Camera Controls: On Screen Menu (Enter)

Toggles and on-screen playback control panel with standard VCR type buttons to control playback of the currently loaded film.

Start/Stop Save Slides as FSLIDES\fsXXXXXX.JPG (LShift R)

Toggles automatic capture of all frames of film playback to jpg files in the FSLIDES subdirectory. These can be later turned into a wmv video file.

Film: Sound

Sound Effects Volume: Increase (Alt =)

Increases the volume of sound effects, such as bullet strike and gunfire sounds.

Sound Effects Volume: Decrease (Alt -)

Decreases the volume of sound effects.

Engine Volume: Increase (Ctrl Alt =)

Increases the volume of the engine(s).

Engine Volume: Decrease (Ctrl Alt -)

Decreases the volume of the engine(s).

Film: Views

Full Screen View (F3) (Button 3)

Sets the view to the full-screen view from the plane’s nose.

Cockpit View (F4)

Sets the view to the internal 3D cockpit.

Camera Strafe Mode (F4)

Puts the camera behind the plane in follow mode. However, unlike the F7 view, the mouse moves the camera up/down and left/right, rather than rotating around the plane.

Stationary Camera View (F6)

Set the camera to a free-floating view, which can be ‘driven’ using the mouse and the camera zoom keys (3 & 4) to move the camera to any point in the world.

Stationary Camera View Tracking: On/Off (LShift F6)

Toggles the stationary camera view to lock on the currently selected plane or object.

External View: Parallel to Plane (F7)

Moves the viewing camera outside of the plane. From there, you can pan around the plane using the camera controls. As the plane moves around, the camera will also move to retain the same viewing angle on the plane as it was last set to. For people who like to fly from a vantage point behind their plane, they can use this view and move the camera to a point above and behind their plane.

External View: Parallel to Ground (F8)

Moves the viewing camera outside of the plane. You can use the camera controls to move the camera around the plane. As the plane moves, the camera will move with it but will retain its angle in relation to the ground.

Stationary Camera View: Repeat Pan (F9)

Puts the camera outside the plane and sets up a repeating cinematic ‘flyby’.

Stationary Camera View w/tracking (F10)

Moves the camera outside the plane and fixes it in relation to the game world. The plane can thus fly into and out of view without the camera vantage point changing in any way.

Film: Visual Information

Call Inflight Menu (F12)

Pulls up the In-Flight menu.

Highlight Airfields for Visibility: On/Off (Alt F3)

When enabled, this function puts a colored outline around the runway of each airfield. The color used is the color of the owning country.

Altitude show type: Cycle (Alt A)

Cycles through the possible altimeter display types to show altitude above Sea Level, above Ground Level, or above the level of the airfield you took off from.

On Screen Messages Modes: Toggle (Alt M)

Cycles through the various possible positions for the chat text display on screen, including the option to not display chat text on screen.

Change analog control in screen slot 1 (Ctrl 1)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the first instrument position on the full screen instrument display. Possible instruments include airspeed, altimeter, climb rate, artificial horizon, and compass.

Change analog control in screen slot 2 (Ctrl 2)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the second instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Change analog control in screen slot 3 (Ctrl 3)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the third instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Change analog control in screen slot 4 (Ctrl 4)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the fourth instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Change analog control in screen slot 5 (Ctrl 5)

Cycles through the five possible flight instrument types for the fifth instrument position on the full screen instrument display.

Analog controls: Show/Hide (Ctrl 6)

Toggles the full screen analog instruments on or off.

Film: Windows

Quick Reference Screen: On/Off (F1)

Brings up a screen with that shows the default settings for the most commonly used controls.

In Game Map: Show/Hide (M) (Button 2)

Toggles the map display on and off.

Communications Log Screen: On/Off (L)

Brings up a full-screen chat display, which allows you to scroll back through previous chat and system messages.

Film: Navigation

Radar (available in Full View Only): On/Off (Ctrl R)

Toggles the radar window in the bottom right corner of the full screen display on and off.

Next Plane/Parachutist (Tab)

Changes the focus to the next plane or parachutist.

Previous Plane/Parachutist (LShift Tab)

Changes the focus to the previous plane or parachutist.

Film: Camera Control

Camera View: Rotate Left (1)

Rotates the view camera to the left. Moving your mouse to the left performs the same function.

Camera View: Rotate Right (2)

Rotates the view camera to the right. Moving your mouse to the right performs the same function.

Camera View: Zoom In (3)

Zooms the view camera in toward the view target. Holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse forward will perform the same function.

Camera View: Zoom Out (4)

Zooms the view camera out away from the view target. Holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse backwards will perform the same function.

Camera View: Raise (5)

Rotates the view camera up. Moving the mouse backward will perform the same function.

Camera View: Lower (6)

Rotates the view camera down. Moving the mouse forward will perform the same function.

Save Screenshot as ssXXXXXX.JPG (Ctrl Z) Saves an image of the current screen to a jpg file in the ScrShots subdirectory, where XXXXXXX is a number, starting with 000000 and incrementing with each new screenshot.