Settings

3. Key Assignment

From the startup procedure to the shutdown, only a few more keys are needed in the basic course.

In general you should keep the standard assignment and extend it with unused functions according to your wishes.

You can adjust the settings according to your needs or put them on joystick buttons or other axes (e.g. rudder pedals), but you have to know them during the mission.

A key combination is represented in this course as:

  • A default key combination is displayed as follows: LShift + F
  • Sometimes it is necessary to set up additional key combinations. These are then displayed in this way: LCtrl + L

The following keyboard layout is required:

Action Description Standard assignment
Wheel Brake On/Off Full Braking of Both Wheels W
Gear Retraction/extension Changes between Retracted and Extended gear. G
Communication Menu Opens the basic Radio Menu. #
Landing Flaps Extend
 Extends the Flaps one step. LShift + F
Landing Flaps Raise Retracts the Flaps one step. LCtrl + F
Steer On/Off Switches the Nose Wheel Control On. LAlt + Q
Air Brake
 Extend/Retract the Airbrake. B
Engines Stop Toggle
 Toggles the Thrust Lever between STOP and IDLE. RShift + End

There are many more keyboard commands, but you can control all switches in the cockpit with the mouse. So this should be enough for this course.

Of course it is good to put as many of these commands as possible on joystick buttons.