============================= X-Plane 11 keyboard shortcuts ============================= First published at 12/28/2020 on https://defkey.com/x-plane-11-shortcuts X-Plane 11 is a flight simulation for various platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. X-Plane differentiates itself from other simulation games by using an aerodynamic model called "blade element theory". The latest version 11.50 was released in September 2020. X-Plane 11 has 125 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Left arrow Left Right arrow Right Up arrow Up Down arrow Down . Forward , Backwards = Zoom-in - Zoom-out Shift + Left arrow Left fast Shift + Right arrow Right fast Shift + Up arrow Up fast Shift + Down arrow Down fast Shift + . Forward fast Shift + , Backwards fast Shift + = Zoom-in fast Shift + + Zoom-out fast Ctrl + Left arrow Left slow Ctrl + Right arrow Right slow Ctrl + Up arrow Up slow Ctrl + Down arrow Down slow Ctrl + . Forward slow Ctrl + , Backwards slow Ctrl + = Zoom-in slow Ctrl + + Zoom-out slow R Rot up F Rot down Q Rot left E Rot right Shift + R Rot up fast Shift + F Rot down fast Shift + Q Rot left fast Shift + E Rot right fast Ctrl + R Rot up slow Ctrl + F Rot down slow Ctrl + Q Rot left slow Ctrl + E Rot right slow Space Action Flight controls --------------- ] Pitch trim up [ Pitch trim down 1 Flaps up 2 Flaps down 3 Speed brakes up one 4 Speed brakes down one 5 Rudder trim left 6 Rudder trim center 7 Rudder trim right 8 Aileron trim left 9 Aileron trim center 0 Aileron trim right Ctrl + D Landing gear down Ctrl + U Landing gear up G Landing gear toggle B Brakes toggle regular V Brakes toggle max Alt + Q Tailhook down Alt + W Tailhook up X Smoke toggle Alt + E Canopy open Alt + R Canopy close Engines ------- F1 Throttle down F2 Throttle up F3 Prop down F4 Prop up F5 Mixture down F6 Mixture up F7 Mixture minimum F8 Mixture maximum F9 Carb heat on F10 Carb heat off F11 Carb heat toggle F12 Idle high/low toggle F13 Toga power / Beta toggle Shift + / Thrust reverse toggle Starters -------- Ctrl + 1 Engage starter 1 Ctrl + 2 Engage starter 2 Ctrl + 3 Engage starter 3 Ctrl + 4 Engage starter 4 Ctrl + 5 Engage starter 5 Ctrl + 6 Engage starter 6 Ctrl + 7 Engage starter 7 Ctrl + 8 Engage starter 8 Weapon ------ Shift + [ Weapon target down Shift + ] Weapon target up Instruments ----------- Shift + Ctrl + , Panel brightness down Shift + Ctrl + . Panel brightness up ` Hud brightness toggle Operation --------- Shift + Space Screenshot Ctrl + Space Quicktime record P Pause Alt + T Ground speed change Ctrl + T Flight-model speed change K Time down L Time up Shift + K Time down lots Shift + L Time up lots Enter Contact atc Ctrl + F Fail system Shift + M Cycle dump Shift + Alt + Ctrl + Space Make panel previews Ctrl + X Create snap marker Ctrl + . Test data ref Shift + F1 … to F16: Slider 01-16 Alt + R Replay toggle View commands ------------- Make sure Num Lock is on before using Numeric Pad shortcuts. C Free camera W Forward with panel Shift + W Forward with hud Ctrl + W Forward with nothing Shift + 1 Linear spot Shift + 2 Still spot Shift + 3 Runway Shift + 4 Circle Shift + 5 Tower Shift + 6 Ridealong Shift + 7 Track weapon Shift + 8 Chase Shift + 9 Cockpit command look Shift + C Cinema verite Shift + S Sunglasses Shift + N Night vision Ctrl + P 3d path toggle Shift + P 3d path reset Ctrl + M Show physics model [Num 0 - 9] Quick look 0-9 Ctrl + [Num 0 - 9] Quick look mem 0-9 Source Last modified on (UTC): Sunday, October 10, 2021 Defkey © All rights reserved.