Microsoft Flight Simulator Handbook

by Jonathan M. Stern

MICROSOFT® Flight Simulator® Keyboard Controls and Equivalents

Control	Keyboard (F keys on top)	Keyboard (F keys left side)
Left Aileron*	Keypad 4	Keypad 4
Center Ailerons*	Keypad 5	Keypad 5
Right Aileron*	Keypad 6	Keypad 6
Up Elevator*	Keypad 2	Keypad 2
Down Elevator*	Keypad 8	Keypad 8
Up Trim	Keypad 1	Keypad 1
Down Trim	Keypad 7	Keypad 7
Left Rudder	Keypad 0	Keypad 0
Center Rudder	Keypad 5	Keypad 5
Right Rudder	Keypad Enter	Keypad Enter
Flaps Retracted*	F5	F1
Flaps 10°*	F6	F3
Flaps 20°*	-	F5
Flaps 30°*	F7	F7
Flaps 40°*	F8	F9
Spoiler (Lear and Schweizer)*	/	/
Throttle Increase*	Keypad 9 or F3	Keypad 9 or F6
Throttle Decrease*	Keypad 3 or F2	Keypad 3 or F8
Throttle Closed	F1	F10
Throttle Full Open	F4	F4
Propeller Increase RPM*	Ctrl+Keypad 9	Ctrl+Keypad 9
Propeller Decrease RPM*	Ctrl+Keypad 3	Ctrl+Keypad 3
Propeller Low RPM	Ctrl+F1	Ctrl+Fl0
Propeller High RPM	Ctrl+F4	Ctrl+F2
Mixture Enrich*	Ctrl+Shift+Keypad 9	Ctrl+Shift+Keypad 9
Mixture Lean*	Ctrl+Shift+Keypad 3	Ctrl+Shift+Keypad 3
Mixture Idle Cutoff	Ctrl+Shift+Fl	Ctrl+Shift+Fl0
Mixture Full Rich	Ctrl+Shift+F4	Ctrl+Shift+F2
EGT Bug Right	U+Plus Sign	U+Plus Sign
EGT Bug Left	U+Minus Sign	U+Minus Sign
Calibrate Altimeter*	B	B
Calibrate Heading Indicator*	D	D
Calibrate Joystick	K	K
Pause/Resume	P	P
Landing Gear Up/Down	G	G
Brakes*	Period	Period
Differential Brakes Left	F11	F11
Differential Brakes Right	F12	F12
Parking Brakes	Ctrl+Period	Ctrl+Period
Carburetor Heat On/Off*	H	H
Magnetos On/Off*	M,+ or -	M,+ or -
Lights All On/Off*	L	L
Instrument Panel Lights On/Off	Shift+L	Shift+L
Landing Light On/Off	Ctrl+L	Ctrl+L
Strobe Lights On/Off*	O	O
Autopilot On/Off*	Z	Z
* Indicates items that can be controlled with a mouse.

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