FlightGear is a free flight simulator developed collectively over the Internet under the GPL.
Main Web site: http://www.flightgear.org/
| Program Start: | Linux/UNIX via the script runfgfs under /FlightGear, |
| Windows via the Batch file runfgfs.bat under /FlightGear |
| Engine Start: | Put ignition switch to ”BOTH”. Set mixture to 100 %. Set throttle to about 25 %. |
| Operate starter using the SPACE key. Set throttle back to idle after starting the engine. Release parking brake, if applied. |
Keyboard controls:
Tab. 1: Main keyboard controls on the numeric keypad with activated
NumLock key.
| Key | Action |
| 9/3 | Throttle |
| 4/6 | Aileron |
| 8/2 | Elevator |
| 0/, | Rudder |
| 5 | Center aileron/elevator/rudder |
| 7/1 | Elevator trim |
Tab. 2: View directions accessible after de-activating NumLock on the numeric keypad.
| Numeric Key | View direction |
| Shift-8 | Forward |
| Shift-7 | Left/forward |
| Shift-4 | Left |
| Shift-1 | Left/back |
| Shift-2 | Back |
| Shift-3 | Right/back |
| Shift-6 | Right |
| Shift-9 | Right/forward |
Tab. 3: Display options.
Tab. 4: Autopilot and related controls.
Tab. 5: Special action of keys, if autopilot is enabled.
| Key | Action |
| 8 / 2 | Altitude adjust |
| 0 / , | Heading adjust |
| 9 / 3 | Autothrottle adjust |
Tab. 6: Engine control keys
| Key | Action |
| SPACE | Fire starter on selected engine(s) |
| ! | Select 1st engine |
| @ | Select 2nd engine |
| # | Select 3rd engine |
| $ | Select 4th engine |
| { | Decrease Magneto on Selected Engine |
| } | Increase Magneto on Selected Engine |
| ~ | Select all Engines |
Tab. 7: Miscellaneous keyboard controls.
Mouse controlled functions: There are three mouse modi. In the usual mode (pointer curser) panel’s controls can be operated with the mouse. To change a control, click with the left/middle mouse button on the corresponding knob/lever. While the left mouse button leads to small increments/decrements, the middle one makes greater ones. Clicking on the left hand side of the knob/lever decreases the value, while clicking on the right hand side increases it.
Right clicking the mouse activates the simulator control mode (cross hair cursor). This allows control of aileron/elevator via the mouse in absence of a joystick (enable --enable-auto-coordination in this case).
Right clicking the mouse another time activates the view control mode (arrow cursor). This allows changing direction of view via the mouse.
Right clicking the mouse once more resets it into the initial state.
Short Reference by M. Basler (pmb@epost.de) for FlightGear version 0.8.0.
Published under the GPL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html)