============================= FlightGear keyboard shortcuts ============================= First published at 1/9/2019 on https://defkey.com/flightgear-shortcuts FlightGear is a free and open source flight simulator software developed by FlightGear. The project was started on April 1996 by David Murr and first released in 1997. As of writing this page, the latest version was released 32 days ago. FlightGear has 90 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. Numeric keypad -------------- Num 9 Throttle Num 3 Throttle Num 4 Aileron Num 6 Aileron Num 8 Elevator Num 2 Elevator Num 0 Rudder Num Enter Rudder Num 5 Center aileron/elevator/rudder Num 7 Elevator trim Num 1 Elevator trim View directions --------------- Shift + Num 8 Forward Shift + Num 7 Left/forward Shift + Num 4 Left Shift + Num 1 Left/back Shift + Num 2 Back Shift + Num 3 Right/back Shift + Num 6 Right Shift + Num 9 Right/forward Display options --------------- Shift + P Toggle instrument panel on/off C Toggle 3D/2D cockpit (if both are available) Shift + S Cycle panel style full/mini Shift + F5 Shift the panel in y direction Shift + F6 Shift the panel in y direction Shift + F7 Shift the panel in x direction Shift + F8 Shift the panel in x direction Shift + F3 Read a panel from a property list Ctrl + C Toggle panel/cockpit hotspot visibility I Minimize HUD Shift + I Maximize HUD H Change color of HUD/toggle HUD off Shift + H Change color of HUD/toggle HUD off   -- X Zoom in Shift + X Zoom out V/V Cycle view modes forth and back Shift + V Cycle view modes forth and back Ctrl + V Reset view modes to pilot view Z Increase visibility (fog) Shift + Z Decrease visibility (fog) F10 Toggle menu on/off Autopilot related ----------------- Ctrl + A Toggle altitude lock Ctrl + G Toggle glide slope lock (NAV 1) Ctrl + H Toggle heading hold Ctrl + N Toggle NAV 1 lock Ctrl + S Toggle autothrottle Ctrl + T Toggle terrain follow (AGL) lock Ctrl + U Add 1000 ft. to your altitude (emergency) F6 Toggle autopilot heading mode F11 Autopilot altitude dialog Special action --------------   Use these keys when Autopilot is enabled. Num 8 Altitude adjust Num 2 Altitude adjust Num 4 Heading adjust Num 6 Heading adjust Num 9 Autothrottle adjust Num 3 Autothrottle adjust Engine control -------------- ! 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   -- S Fire starter on selected engine(s) Shift + M Lean/Enrich selected engine mixture M Lean/Enrich selected engine mixture Shift + N Decrease/Increase selected propeller RPM N Decrease/Increase selected propeller RPM Miscellaneous ------------- Shift + B Toggle parking brake B Apply all brakes G Raise/lower landing gear Shift + G Raise/lower landing gear , Apply left brake (useful for differential braking) . Apply right brake (useful for differential braking) L Toggle tail-wheel lock ] Extend flaps [ Retract flaps P Pause simulation A Simulation speed up/slow down Shift + A Simulation speed up/slow down T Clock speed up/slow down Shift + T Clock speed up/slow down Shift + F2 Save current flight to fgfs.sav Shift + F1 Restore flight from fgfs.sav F3 Save screen shot Esc Exit program Mouse (normal mode) ------------------- Left click (click on the left side of a knob) Decrease setting (when clicked on a knob) Left click (click on the right side of a knob) Increase setting (when clicked on a knob) Middle click Make larger changes Wheel up and wheel down Mouse wheel can be used on some controls Ctrl + C Show panel / cockpit hotspots Source: FlightGear Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.