User Guide

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Simulation
Simulation
Left Toe Brake: Select which input device will control the left toe
brake in the aircraft. Certain rudder pedal input devices may not sup-
port this functionality.
Right Toe Brake: Select which input device will control the right toe
brake in the aircraft. Certain rudder pedal input devices may not sup-
port this functionality.
Trim: Select which input device controls the aircraft’s Elevator Trim.
Open Control Panel: Clicking this button opens the Microsoft Windows
joystick control panel to test and calibrate your input devices.
Engine Controls: Clicking the Throttle, Mixture and Propeller buttons
allows selection of input devices for each of these functions. You can
assign the same input axis to control multiple engines, or specify sep-
arate input axes for each engine.
- For Apple MacOS users:
This dialog box allows you to
define what, if any, input devices you
intend to use with Fly! This is the stan-
dard MacOS InputSprocket configura-
tion dialog, allowing you to configure
and assign functionality to each input
device.
Click on an input device listed in the left column to display
the programmable functions for that device. Click on the icons to
open a pop-up menu allowing you to choose which function that
axis should map to. You should only use this dialog to assign
device axis input for Fly! For buttons and point of view configura-
tion, use the Controls dialog to establish button assignments as
desired.
Cockpit Options
These options dictate how the cockpit
view and gauge detail will be presented in
the simulation.
Gauge Detail
Dictates the level of detail (frames of animation on needles,
compasses, etc.) presented on the cockpits’ array of dials and indi-
cators. Normal, coarse, and minimal. Lower this setting to increase
system performance, particularly if you are running short of RAM.
Stretch Main Window
When active, this feature creates a realistic change of per-
spective when you scroll around the cockpit—the landscape seen
through your window will stretch as your perspective changes.
You may see a small performance increase when this feature is on.
Cockpit Window Full Width
Normally, if you resize your window while using a camera
other than cockpit, you will see the same resizing when you return
to your cockpit. When you activate this feature, your cockpit will
always be full-screen width.
Scroll with Mouse
Allows you to scan your instruments by moving your mouse
pointer to the edges of the screen. If you choose to disable this
option, you must use the Shift + Arrow Keys to look around your
cockpit (p. 41).
Tune Radios
Your radios are your navigational and
communications lifeline when you are high
in the sky. Use this dialog to select a radio
and tune by keyboard. The frequency you
enter will always be set as the “active” fre-
quency for the selected radio. You always have the option of tun-
ing the radios directly in-flight by directly manipulating the radio
with the mouse from the cockpit view. For more on using your
radios, see Radios, p. 44.
Select Radio
Pop-up menu allows you to choose from the available radios
installed in the currently selected airplane. Radios differ across dif-
ferent aircraft, so carefully browse this list to find the exact com-
ponent you are wanting to tune.
Frequencies
Enter the frequency to set as the active frequency for the
selected radio. Fractional frequencies may be entered, but if a fre-
quency is entered that is outside the tuning range of the selected
radio, the change will have no effect.