============================= Falcon 4.0 keyboard shortcuts ============================= First published at 2/20/2024 on https://defkey.com/falcon-4-0-shortcuts Falcon 4.0 is a 1998 combat flight simulation game developed by MicroProse and published by Hasbro Interactive. The game is based on a simulation of the Block 50/52 F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter in a full-scale modern war set in the Korean Peninsula. Spanning over a decade, the Falcon 4.0 series is one of the longest running game series using the same code base in PC history. Falcon 4.0 has 151 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Inside view ----------- 1 HUD Only View 2 2-D Cockpit View 3 Virtual Cockpit View 4 Padlock View 5 Extended FOV View Shift + 3 Toggle Situational Awareness bar Num - Padlock previous object Num + Padlock next object Num Enter Glance forward Num 3 Glance backward Outside view ------------ ` Satellite view Shift + ` Action view 6 Tracking view Shift + 6 Enemy view 7 Incoming view Shift + 7 Weapon view Alt + 7 Weapon's target view 8 Friendly view Shift + 8 Friendly ground unit view 9 Chase view Shift + 9 Flyby view 0 Orbit view View ---- Num 8 Move View Up Num 2 Move View Down Num 6 Move View Right Num 4 Move View Left Num 1 Zoom In Num 7 Zoom Out L Look-Closer Toggle N Night Vision Goggles Throttle -------- + Increase Throttle - Decrease Throttle Shift + + Full afterburner Shift + - Throttle to idle Alt + + Throttle up 10% Alt + - Throttle down 10% B Toggle speed brakes Shift + B Open speed brakes Ctrl + 8 Close speed brakes K Wheel brakes Fire Control ------------ / Fire gun Space Pickle/release weapon Enter Cycle A-A weapons hardpoints Backspace Cycle A-G weapons hardpoints Shift + / Cycle through missile hardpoints D Dogfight mode M MRM mode C Cancel missile mode ' Cycle FCC submodes Bombing ------- Shift + ' Increase ripple count Shift + ; Decrease ripple count Ctrl + ' Increase ripple interval Ctrl + ; Decrease ripple interval Alt + ' Drop bombs in pairs Alt + ; Drop bombs in singly Ctrl + . Increase CBU altitude Ctrl + , Decrease CBU altitude Fire Control ------------ Del Lock previous target End Lock target on nose Page Down Lock next target Num 0 Designate next target Num . Radar return to search F1 Cycle A-A radar modes F2 Cycle A-G radar modes F8 Cycle radar submodes F8 Change radar azimuth scans Shift + F8 Change radar bar scans Ctrl + F5 ACM boresight submode Ctrl + F6 ACM 30x20 submode Ctrl + F7 ACM slewable submode Ctrl + F8 ACM vertical submode F9 GM FOV F10 Freeze GM radar picture Shift + Up arrow Toggle GM radar snowplow V SOI FOV Shift + V Maverick FOV U Uncage seeker head Game ---- Esc Exit Sim P Pause Shift + P Freeze mode Tab Accelerate time Caps Lock Maximum accelerate time Ctrl + S Sound toggle Alt + S Smoke toggle Shift + L Toggle labels Ctrl + L Toggle far labels Print Screen Take screenshot Basic Radar commands -------------------- F3 Decrease radar range F4 Increase radar range Shift + F3 Decrease radar gain Shift + F4 Increase radar gain F5 Tilt radar antenna down F6 Center radar antenna F7 Tilt radar antenna up Ctrl + R Radar standby Up arrow Move radar cursors up Down arrow Move radar cursors down Left arrow Move radar cursors left Right arrow Move radar cursors right Shift + Down arrow Reset radar cursors Aircraft controls ----------------- , Rudder left . Rudder right Ctrl + E Eject Alt + Z Chaff/flare auto toggle A Autopilot G Landing Gear Z Flares X Chaff J ECM Alt + J Jettison selected weapons Ctrl + J Jettison all weapons F Toggle ACMI Scroll Lock Toggle aircraft lights O Manual pitch override Navigational controls --------------------- \ Cycle navigation modes S Next steerpoint Shift + S Previous steerpoint F11 Decrease HSD range F12 Increase HSD range MFD commands ------------ [ Cycle bottom left MFD Shift + [ Cycle upper left MFD ] Cycle bottom right MFD Shift + ] Cycle upper right MFD ; Cycle SMS pages HUD and Cockpit controls ------------------------ H Declutter HUD Ctrl + H HUD scales switch Alt + H Change HUD color I Instr mode selector switch Alt + K Kneeboard page Ctrl + C Master caution light ICP commands ------------ Ctrl + Num Enter ICP Enter button Ctrl + Num 3 ICP Enter button Ctrl + Num 9 ICP F-ACK Ctrl + Num 7 ICP T-TILS Ctrl + Num 6 ICP Datalink Ctrl + Num 5 ICP Cruise mode Ctrl + Num 4 ICP Steerpoint Ctrl + Num 1 ICP Mark / ICP COM1 button * ICP COM2 button Ctrl + 8 ICP ALOW Alt + , Decrease ALOW Alt + . Increase ALOW Ctrl + Num - Previous ICP button Ctrl + Num + Next ICP button Threat Warning System --------------------- Insert Priority button Shift + Insert Search button Home Low button Shift + Home Unknown button Page Up Target Seperate button Shift + Page Up Naval button Last modified on (UTC): Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Defkey © All rights reserved.