Starting the executable ======================= Unix: runfgfs Windows: runfgfs.bat "runfgfs" is a script which runs the Flight Gear executable with (hopefully) the correct $FG_ROOT directory specified. Keyboard controls ================= Flying is mainly done via the numeric keypad. There is some unresolved wierdness with the GLUT libraries and keyboard input, so for now, the state of the "Num Lock" key is important. Num Lock Active --------------- Pg Up/Pg Dn Throttle Left Arrow/Right Arrow Aileron Up Arrow/Down Arrow Elevator Ins/Enter Rudder "5" Center aileron/elevator/rudder Home/End Elevator Trim Num Lock Inactive ----------------- Shift + Change view where key is one of: 8 = forward 7 = left/forward 4 = left 1 = left/back 2 = back 3 = right/back 6 = right 9 = right/forward Brakes ------ Press the "b" key to toggle Autopilot --------- Shift + A Enable autopilot (defaults to heading of 000) Shift + S Disable autopilot Shift + D Lock autopilot heading to current heading Other ----- F8 = Toggle fog modes F9 = Toggle textures on/off F10 = Toggle menu