User Guide

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STARTING COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3
The war is on,  yboy! It’s time to get your
butt into a cockpit and start pushing the front
line toward the enemy.
Double-click the Combat Flight Simulator 3
icon on the desktop and you’re good to go.
Or, click Start, point to Programs, point
to Microsoft Games, point to Combat Flight
Simulator 3, and then click Combat Flight
Simulator 3.
Once you start CFS3, use the Quick Combat,
Missions, Campaign, and Multiplayer tabs on
the lower left to get in the  ght. Or, use the
Options tab on the upper right to access the
handbooks and online Help or to set various game
and hardware settings.
CALIBRATING YOUR JOYSTICK
You can  y with either a joystick or your
keyboard, and you can adjust their settings.
If you try  ying with a joystick that isn’t
calibrated, you may  nd yourself chewing grass
at 200 m.p.h. instead of bearing down on a train
like you wanted. To calibrate your joystick,
click Control Options on the Options tab (on the
upper-right corner of the Main screen), and then
click Calibrate.
After you’ve calibrated your joystick, jump
into the cockpit and enjoy the most realistic
and accurate combat  ight experience available.
Preparing for Combat