User Guide

Simulation
Simulation
Keyboard Controls &
Shortcuts
System Controls
Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P
Access Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Space Bar
Toggle Full Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control + Enter
Exit to User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Escape
Mute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows: Control + M
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MacOS: Command + M
Graphic Options Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control + F2
Sound Options Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control + F3
Control Options Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control + F4
Saving Screen Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Control + Tab
Displaying frame rate and status information . . . . . . . . . . . . Tab
Cockpit Controls
Scrolling Cockpit Views
If you have Scroll with Mouse selected in Options - Cockpit,
you may simply move the mouse pointer to the edges of the screen
to scroll in the desired direction. Or you may use any of the fol-
lowing keyboard commands.
Scroll Cockpit Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Up Arrow
Scroll Cockpit Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Down Arrow
Scroll Cockpit Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Right Arrow
Scroll Cockpit Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Left Arrow
Head Pitch/Seat Adjust Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
Head Pitch/Seat Adjust Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + ]
Home Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shift + Home
Show Backdrop
Activating this checkbox will introduce a photographic
background of distant clouds and horizon into the simulation. This
alone has no effect on weather conditions, but is simply a visual
option to enhance the “out the window” view.
Precipitation
Use the Precipitation pop-up menu to select the type of pre-
cipitation you desire: Clear (or None), Rain, or Snow. Precipitation
can obscure vision, alter airplane performance, and increase take
off and landing hazards.
Intensity
Precipitation intensity can be defined using this pop-up
menu and can be set to Light, Medium, or Heavy. The more
intense the precipitation, the greater the impact on the simulation.
As a note, to introduce Thunderstorms into the environment, set
Rain as the precipitation type and Heavy as the intensity.
Import METAR
To create more realistic weather conditions, you can add
real-world weather by importing weather reports based on the the
National Weather Service “METAR” files. Each METAR file
describes latest weather observations from one of thousands of
reporting stations around the world.
When you fly within 140 miles of one of these stations, the
weather will change to reflect the actual weather in that region
and if you are within the range of more than one station, the
weather will be interpolated from all nearby stations. If, finally,
you fly out of range of any stations, the weather settings will revert
to your manually defined Environmental settings.
Pressing the Import METAR button brings up a file box allow-
ing you to choose which METAR files to import. Locate and open
the METAR file you wish to import. Once you import a new
METAR file, and previously imported METAR data will be lost.
METAR files can be obtained from a number of sources. A
few come installed with your copy of Fly!. If you desire other files,
they can also be obtained from various sites on the Internet includ-
ing those of NOAA (the National Oceanographic and Aeronautics
Administration) and many popular flight simulation Web sites.
Clear METAR
Clears METAR settings and reverts to your manually defined
Environmental settings.
You may also link to Setup Aircraft, Flight Planner and FLY.
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