YS-FLIGHT SIMULATION SYSTEM 2000-CONTROL OF AIRPLANE

DEFAULT KEY/JOYSTICK/MOUSE CONTROL (Updated 02/08/2015)

When you load a key/mouse/joystick assignment file created by an older version of YSFLIGHT, no key is assigned to a new features added in the newer version. In that case, please go to "Option" -> "Key/Mouse/Joystick Assignments," and assign an appropriate key to

'1' key no longer fires weapon. Please use space key or joystick trigger 1 instead. By default, '1' key opens/closes a bomb-bay door.

Trim control is assigned to Insert key and Delete key. Up arrow and Down arrow no longer work.

W and S keys are now by default for flaps up and down by one step respectively. If you want to control variable geometry wings (VGW) manually, please assign VGW functionalities to the keys by yourself.

As of 02/08/2015 functionalities for F6, F7, F8, F9 has changed. If you have upgraded from the previous version, your old key-assignment will be still valid. To use new functionalities, please re-assign the functionalities for these keys.

ELEVATOR/AILERON

Joystick that Windows can recognize, Mouse, or Keyboard (arrow keys).
Go to "Option" menu ->"Change Key/Mouse/Joystick assignment" to choose joystick, mouse or keyboard.

TRIM

Insert (Up arrow in Mac OS X)

TRIM DOWN

Delete (Down arrow in Mac OS X)

TRIM UP

Adjust TRIM based on the current joystcik position.

Stick sensitivity up.

Stick sensitivity down. For preventing over-control at high-speed, or for sensitive control during formation flight, you can decrease the stick sensitivity.

ENGINE

POWER UP

POWER DOWN

TAB

AFTER BURNER ON/OFF

Page Down

ROTATE NOZZLE TO VERTICAL TAKE OFF/LANDING POSITION (ONLY WHEN THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH VARIABLE ANGLE NOZZLE)

Page Up

ROTATE NOZZLE TO CRUISE POSITION (ONLY WHEN THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH VARIABLE ANGLE NOZZLE)

REVERSER THRUST (ONLY WHEN THE AIRPLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH THRUST REVERSER)

ROTATING TURRET/GUN (Currently only available in AH-64)

Mouse (When using Joystick)

ROTATE GUN.

Arrow keys (When using mouse as stick)

ROTATE GUN.

LANDING GEAR/FLAP/BRAKE/VARIABLE GEOMETRY WING, DOOR

RETRACT/EXTEND LANDING GEAR

RETRACT/EXTEND FLAP

RETRACT/EXTEND AIRBRAKE(SYNCHRONIZED WITH WHEEL BRAKE)

FLAPS ONE STEP UP (RETRACT)

FLAPS ONE STEP DOWN (EXTEND)

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Open/Close All Doors

RUDDER

RUDDER LEFT

RUDDER NEUTRAL

RUDDER RIGHT

TRIGGER

SPACE

Fire Weapon

1 Key

Open/Close Bomb Bay Door

2 Key

Choose Weapon

3 Key

Toggle (or Turn On) Radar Range

Trigger 1

Fire Weapon

Trigger 2

Choose Weapon

Trigger 3

Toggle (or Turn On) Radar Range

MOUSE LEFT BTN

Fire Weapon

MOUSE RIGHT BTN

Choose Weapon

NAVIGATION AID

Flying Direction Indicator On/Off

Toggle HUD Color

Open VOR menu (station selection)
Press multiple times to cycle VOR1, VOR2, ADF, and Heading Bug
It also changes current NAV. 7- and 8-keys rotates OBS of the current NAV or Heading Bug.

Rotate VOR OBS to the left
Target NAV should be selected by L key

Rotate VOR OBS to the right
Target NAV should be selected by L key

REFUELING/RELOADING AMMUNITION

HOME

Open Refueling/Reloading Dialog (Works only when the airplane is complete stop near the fuel truck or on the aircraft carrier.)

AUTOPILOT

BackSpace

Open the autopilot menu. (Press BS once more to close the menu) When autopilot menu is open, you can choose one of the following options.

Circle Stay in a holding pattern.

Straight & Level Fly straight.

Landing Land at a proximity airport. (It does not work when there is no airport with ILS and a runway of 2000m or longer or when the wind is strong.)

Fly Heading Bug Keep heading to the heading bug

Exit Autopilot Disengage an active autopilot.

It is not recommended to use the landing autopilot when you are leading some airplanes.

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS

ENTER

Open the radio communication menu. (Press ENTER once more to close the menu) After opening the radio communication menu, you can choose an airplane to send your command, and then can choose one of the following commands.

Break and attack Attack enemy airplanes!

Attack ground target Attack nearby ground targets!

Cover me Attack enemy airplane that is attacking the player.

Form on my wing Come and stay in a formation.

Return to base Land at a proximity airport.

Stay in holding pattern Stay in a holding pattern.

When you want your wingman to form on your wing, send the form on my wing command, and then keep shallow turn (45 degree to 60 degree turn) until the wingman come to your side. Otherwise, the wingman will try to come close to you, but cannot form a good formation.

CAUTION: Computer airplanes are not very smart. So, you have to be careful to send these commands, or your wingmen will cause an accident. For example, if you tell B747 "break and attack", it will exert its best effort, but highly likely it will fail.

F12 (0 in YSFLIGHT for Mac OSX)

Send in-flight chat message over the network. However, the functionality of YSFLIGHT chat is very primitive, and it is recommended to use an external instant messaging service simultaneously.

Some characters cannot be typed directly due to the difference of keyboard layout for different languages. But, you can use UP arrow and DOWN arrow key to modify character code of the letter you previously typed. For example, to type '@', you can type SHIFT+'/' and then UP arrow key.

In Mac OSX, the YSFLIGHT program cannot detect F12 key. Therefore, 0 (zero) key is assigned to this functionality by default.

VIEW CONTROL

F1 (*1)

CYCLE THROUGH COCKPIT VIEW / AIRPLANE-SPECIFIC VIEW / BOMBING AIM
Bombing Aim is available only when bomb are loaded.

F2 (*1)

CYCLE THROUGH OUTSIDE/FIXED/VARIABLE POINT VIEW, FOCUSING ON PLAYER's AIRPLANE

F3 (*1)

FROM COMPUTER AIRPLANE TO PLAYER AIRPLANE
Pressing F3 multiple times will cycle view-target airplanes.
Pressing Shift+F3 will cycle backward.

F4 (*1)

MISSILE VIEW

F7 (*1)

OUTSIDE-AIRCRAFT VIEW.
Pressing F7 multiple times will toggle between fixed viewing angle and relative-to-aircraft viewing angle.
POV Button/View angle keys to rotate camera angle.
The view-target aircraft can be changed by F9.

F8 (*2)

ILS / CONTROL-TOWER VIEW.
Pressing F8 multiple times will cycle through control towers and ILS facilities.
Pressing Shift+F8 will cycle backward.
The view-target aircraft can be changed by F9.

F9 (*2)

Cycle through view-target aircrafts in F3, F7, and F8 views.
Pressing Shift+F9 will cycle backward.

F10 (*2)

Observer View
In Observer View mode, you can rotate view angle by joystick, fire weapon button to move forward, and select weapon button to move backward.
When you press F10 key, Observer View mode starts from the previous view point. Hence, use F1 through F9 key to select a view point that is close to your interest, and then press F10 key.

POV BUTTON
of JOYSTICK

CHANGE VIEW DIRECTION
Rotate camera angle in Outside Player Plane View Part 2/3

FORWARD

RIGHT

LEFT

BACK

BELOW

(*)Press more than one of U,K,H,M,J,N keys simultaneously to see slant direction.

Mouse Wheel Up

Zoom

Mouse Wheel Down

Unzoom

OPEN SUB-WINDOW MENU

Open Sub-Window menu

QUIT

ESC

PRESS ESC TWICE TO QUIT

REPLAY FLIGHT RECORD
(* WHILE REWINDING/FAST REWINDING, YOU MAY SEE INACCURATE BULLETS, MISSILES AND EXPLOSIONS, BUT IT IS NORMAL.)

FAST REWIND

REWIND

PLAY

PAUSE

FAST FORWARD

VERY FAST FORWARD

HOME

JUMP TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT RECORD

END

JUMP TO THE END OF THE FLIGHT RECORD

ESC

PRESS ESC TWICE TO TERMINATE REPLAY

F5 (*1)

SWITCH PLAYER AIRPLANE

IN ADDITION, YOU CAN USE F1 THROUGH F4 KEY TO CHANGE VIEWPOINT.

In-Flight Configuration Change

CTRL

Open in-flight configuration change menu. Menu items are as follows.

Key Function

1 Choose Fast mode (low quality graphics)

2 Choose Normal mode (medium quality graphics)

3 Choose Detailed mode (high quality graphics)

A Cycle airplane graphics quality (Auto -> Detailed -> Fast -> Very Fast)

G Cycle ground object graphics quality (Auto -> Detailed -> Fast)

W Toggle weapon graphics quality (Normal / Fast)

S Toggle shadow graphics quality (Auto / Fast)

D Toggle shadow of dead airplanes (Draw / Don't Draw)

L Toggle runway light in daylight (Draw / Don't Draw)

J Toggle virtual joystick (Draw / Don't Draw)

M Cycle Smoke Type (Dot -> Noodle -> Towel -> Solid)

Z Cycle Z-Buffer Quality (Fast -> Medium -> Detailed -> Very Detailed)

T Toggle Transparency (On / Off) OpenGL only.

P Toggle reduction of peep hole effect caused by transparent polygons (On / Off)

H Toggle Use/Not to use the instrument panel. If it is on, the program always draws Head Up Display (On/Off)

Enter Close the menu.

The change is temporary, and it is valid until you close a flight (until terminating the server/client mode during the network play.) This menu would be useful when you are playing over the network, and the number of players become too many for your PC's environment. In that case, you can reduce the graphics quality to gain the performance.

(*1) In Mac OSX, press Fn key and a function key simultaneously.

(*2) In Mac OSX, the YSFLIGHT program cannot detect F8 to F12 keys. If you want to use these functionalities, please assign different keys.