Laying out the countryside...Laying out the countryside...
| Down / S Up / W | Stick back (nose up) / forward |
| Left Right / A D | Roll |
| Q / E | Rudder (steers on the ground) |
| Shift or R / F 1-9, 0 | Throttle up / down, set 10%-90%, 0 = full |
| [ ] | Elevator trim |
| G V B or Space | Gear, flaps, wheel brakes (hold) |
| Space | Fire the guns (Combat and Dogfight; B is the brake there) |
| Mouse | The stick (with "Mouse is the stick" on): cursor away from the screen centre rolls and pulls, down = nose up. Left button fires in the shooting modes |
| C right-drag wheel | Chase / cockpit view, look around (left-drag with the mouse stick off), zoom |
| Esc or P M | Menu / pause, sound on/off |
| Gamepad | Left stick fly, right stick rudder, triggers throttle, A gear, X flaps, B brake, Y camera, RB fire |
| Touch | Left half = stick, right slider = throttle |
Taking off: full throttle, a touch of forward stick to lift the tail at about 70 mph, then ease back at about 100. Landing: gear and flaps down, about 110 mph on the approach, flare gently.