All key bindings and keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Every keybinding in the game.

Aidan O'Brien

Published: Aug 18, 2020 10:58 am

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is a complicated game. As such, a list of all the keybindings and keyboard shortcuts to have open on another screen might be helpful. Below, you will find a full list of them broken out by category. This will save you needing to endlessly open up the options menu to check on specific bindings.

Miscellaneous

Toggle Fuel Pump – Alt + p
Toggle Marker Sound – Ctrl + 3
Minus – CTRL + Num Sub
Plus – CTRL + Num Plus
Toggle Pushback – Shift + p
Request Fuel – Shift + f
Display Navlog – n
Display Map – v
Sim Rate – r
Skip RTC – Backspace
New Ui Window Mode – Right Alt
Toggle Delegate Control to Copilot – CTRL + Alt + X

Instruments and Systems

Toggle Anti Ice – h
Toggle Pitot heat – Shift + h
Toggle master Alternator – Alt + a
Toggle master Battery – Alt + b
Toggle master Battery and Alternator – Shift + m
Decrease cowl flap – Shift + CTRL + c
Select Engine – e
Auto start engine – CTRL + e
Engine Autostop – Shift + CTRL + e
Increase Cowl flap – Shift + CTRL + v
Magneto – m
Magnetos both – Shift + ALT + F
Magnetos left – Shift + Alt + s
Magnetos off – Shift + Alt + q
Magnetos right – Shift + Alt + d
Magnetos start – Shift + Alt + g
Toggle master ignition switch – ALt + i

Flight Instruments

Select airspeed bug – Shift + Ctrl + r
Select altitude bug – Shift + Ctrl + z
Toggle Autorudder – Shift + Ctrl + u
Set Altimeter – b
Decrease heading bug – Ctrl + Del
Increase heading bug – Ctrl + Insert
Select heading bug – Shift + Ctrl + h
Set heading indicator – d
Toggle Alternate Static – Alt + s

Fuel

Toggle fuel dump – Shift + Ctrl + d
Fuel Selector 1 all – Alt + w
Fuel Selector 1 off – Ctrl + Alt + w
Toggle all fuel valve – Alt + v

Camera – Slew Mode

Slew translate up (slow) – F3
Slew translate up (fast) F4
Slew translate backward – Num 2
Slew translate forward – Num 8
Slew translate down (Fast) – F1
Slew translate down (slow) – a
Slew Y axis translation freeze – F2
Slew roll left – Num 7
Slew roll right – Num 9
Slew X Axis translation freeze – Num 5

Slew Yaw left – Num 1
Slew Yaw right – Num 3
Slew translate left – Num 4
Slew pitch down (fast) – F8
Slew Pitch freeze – F6
Slew pitch down – Num 0
Slew pitch up – 9
Slew pitch up (fast) F5
slew pitch up (slow) F7
Slew translate right – Num 6
Toggle slew mode – y

Camera Mode Switches

Cockpit/External view mode – End
Toggle Drone – Insert

Cockpit Camera

Load Custom Camera 0 – Alt + 0
Load Custom Camera 1 – Alt + 1
Load Custom Camera 2 – Alt + 2
Load Custom Camera 3 – Alt + 3
Load Custom Camera 4 – Alt + 4
Load Custom Camera 5 – Alt + 5
Load Custom Camera 6 – Alt + 6
Load Custom Camera 7 – Alt + 7
Load Custom Camera 8 – Alt + 8
Load Custom Camera 9- Alt + 9

Load next custom camera – k
Load previous custom camera – Shift + k
Save custom camera 0 – Ctrl + Alt + 0
Save custom camera 1 – Ctrl + Alt + 1
Save custom camera 2 – Ctrl + Alt + 2
Save custom camera 3 – Ctrl + Alt + 3
Save custom camera 4 – Ctrl + Alt + 4
Save custom camera 5 – Ctrl + Alt + 5
Save custom camera 6 – Ctrl + Alt + 6
Save custom camera 7 – Ctrl + Alt + 7

Save custom camera 8 – Ctrl + Alt + 8
Save custom camera 9 – Ctrl + Alt + 9
Decrease cockpit view height – Down
Increase cockpit view height – Up
Translate cockpit view backward – Right Alt + Down
Translate Cockpit view forward – Right Alt + Up
Translate Cockpit view left – Left
Translate Cockpit view right – Right
Cockpit look down – Shift + Down
Cockpit look left – Shift + Left

Cockpit look right – Shift + Right
Cockpit look up – Shift + up
Cockpit quickview up – Ctrl + Up
Cockpit quickview rear – Ctrl + Down
Cockpit quickview right – Ctrl + Right
Cockpit quickview left – Ctrl + Left
Cockpit quickview cycle – q
Reset cockpit view – Ctrl + Space
Cockpit view upper – Space
Unzoom Cockpit view – –
Toggle smart camera – s
Zoom cockpit view – =

Drone Camera

Toggle drone depth of field – F1
Toggle foreground blur – F5
Drone top down view – Ctrl + Space
Attach drone to next target – Ctrl + Page Up
Attach drone to previous target – Ctrl + Page Down
Toggle drone auto exposure – Ctrl + F4
Toggle drone auto focus – F4
Decrease drone rotation speed – F3
Decrease drone translation speed – F1
Decrease drone depth of field – F2

Increase drone depth of field – F3
Decrease drone exposure – Ctrl + F2
Increase drone exposure – Ctrl + F3
Increase drone rotation speed – F4
Increase drone translation speed – F2
Lock drone to next target – t
Lock drone to previous target – Shift + t
Translate drone backward – s
Translate drone down – f
Translate drone forward – w

Translate drone left – a
Translate drone right – d
Translate drone up – r
Reset Drone roll – space
Reset drone target offset – Num 5
Pitch drone down – Num 2
Roll drone right – Num 9
Pitch drone up – Num 8
Yaw drone left – Num 4
Yaw drone right – Num 6
Roll drone left – Num 7
Toggle drone follow mode – Tab
Toggle drone lock mode – Ctrl + Tab
Increase drone zoom – Num Plus
Decrease drone zoom – Num Sub
Toggle Plane Controls – c

External Camera

Reset External view – Ctrl + Space
External quickview left – Ctrl + Left
External quickview rear – Ctrl + Down
External quickview right – Ctrl + Right
External quickview top – Ctrl + Up
Unzoom External view – –
Zoom external view – =

Fixed Camera

Toggle fixed camera 10 – Ctrl + Shift + 0
Toggle fixed camera 1 – Ctrl + Shift + 1
Toggle fixed camera 2 – Ctrl + Shift + 2
Toggle fixed camera 3 – Ctrl + Shift + 3
Toggle fixed camera 4 – Ctrl + Shift + 4
Toggle fixed camera 5 – Ctrl + Shift + 5
Toggle fixed camera 6 – Ctrl + Shift + 6
Toggle fixed camera 7 – Ctrl + Shift + 7
Toggle fixed camera 8 – Ctrl + Shift + 8
Toggle fixed camera 9 – Ctrl + Shift + 9
Reset fixed camera – f
Previous fixed camera – Shift + a
Next fixed camera – a

Instrument Views

Previous instrument view – Shift + a
Next intrument view – a
Toggle instrument view 10 – Ctrl + 0
Toggle instrument view 1 – Ctrl + 1
Toggle instrument view 2 – Ctrl + 2
Toggle instrument view 3 – Ctrl + 3
Toggle instrument view 4 – Ctrl + 4
Toggle instrument view 5 – Ctrl + 5
Toggle instrument view 6 – Ctrl + 6
Toggle instrument view 7 – Ctrl + 7

Toggle instrument view 8 – Ctrl + 8
Toggle instrument view 9 – Ctrl + 9
Select next POI – Pgup
Reset Smartcam – Ctrl + f
Set custom smartcam target – t
Next smartcam target – Pgup + Ctrl
Camera AI Player – Home + Ctrl
Previous Smartcam target – Pgdown + Ctrl
Toggle follow smartcam target – Pgdown
Unset custom smartcam target – Shift + t

Autopilot

Autopilot Airspeed Hold – Alt + r
Decrease autopilot reference altitude – Ctrl + Pgdown
Increase autopilot reference altitude – Ctrl + Pgup
Toggle autopilot approach hold – Ctrl + a
Toggle autopilot attitude hold – Ctrl + t
Toggle autopilot localizer hold – Ctrl + o
Toggle autopilot mach hold – Ctrl + m
Toggle autopilot master – z
Autopilot N1 hold – Ctrl + s
Decrease autopilot N1 reference – Ctrl + End

Increase autopilot N1 reference – Ctrl + Home
Autopilot Nav1 Hold – Ctrl + n
Decrease autopilot reference airspeed – Shift + Ctrl + Del
Increase autopilot reference airspeed – Shift + Ctrl + Insert
Decrease autopilot reference vs – Ctrl + End
Increase autopilot reference vs – Ctrl + Home
Toggle autopilot wing leveler – Ctrl + v
Autopilot Off – Shift + Alt + z
Autopilot On – Alt + z
Arm Auto Throttle – Shift + r
Auto Throttle to GA – Shift + Ctrl + g
Toggle avionics master – Pgup
Toggle flight director – Ctrl + f
Toggle Yaw Damper – Ctrl + d

Brakes

Brakes – Num Decimal
Left Brake – Nummult
Right Brake – Num Sub
Toggle Parking Brakes – Ctrl + Num Decimal

Flight Control Sufaces

Aileron left (roll left) – Num 4
Aileron right (roll right) – Num 6
Center ailer rudder – Num 5
Elevator down (pitch down) – Num 8
Elevator up (pitch up) – Num 2
Toggle water rudder – Ctrl + w
Rudder left (Yaw left) – Num 0
Rudder Right (yaw right) – Enter

Secondary Control Surfaces

Decrease flaps – F6
Extends flaps – F8
Increase flaps – F7
Retract flaps – F5
Toggle spoilers – Num Divide

Control Trimming Surfaces

Aileron Trim Left – Ctrl + Num 4
Aileron Trim Right – Ctrl + Num 6
Rudder Trim Left – Ctrl + Num 0
Rudder Trim Right – Ctrl + Enter
Elevator Trin Down (nose down) – Num 7
Elevator Trim up (Nose up) – Num 1

Landing Gear

Toggle landing gear – g
Gear down – Ctrl – g
Toggle tail wheel lock – Shift + g

Exterior Lights

Toggle landing lights – Ctrl – l
Landing lights down – Shift + Ctrl + Num 2
Landing light home – Shift + Ctrl + Num 5
Landing light left – Shift + Ctrl + Num 4
Landing light right – Shift + Ctrl + Num 6
Landing light up – Shift + Ctrl + Num 8
Toggle strobes – o
Toggle beacon light – Alt + h
Toggle Nav light – Alt + n
Toggle taxi lights – Alt + j

Interior Lights

Toggle flashlight – Alt + l
Toggle lights – l

Power Management Mixture

Decrease mixture – Shift + Ctrl + F2
Increase mixture – Shift + Ctrl + F3
set mixture lean – Shift + Ctrl + F1
set mixture rich – Shift + Ctrl + F4

Power Management Propeller

Decrease propeller pitch – Ctrl + F2
Propeller pitch Hi – Ctrl + F4
Increase propeller pitch – Ctrl + F3
Propeller pitch lo – Ctrl + F1

Throttle

Throttle cut – F1
Decrease Throttle – F2
Increase Throttle – F3

Radio

ADF – Shift + Ctrl + a
Com Radio – c
Set Com1 Standby – Shift + Alt + x
Com1 switch to standby – Alt + u
DME – f
Decrease Nav1 Frequency – Shift + Ctrl + Pgdown
Increase Nav1 Frequency – Shift + Ctrl + Pgup
Nav1 Swap – Shift + Ctrl + n
Nav Radio – n
Decrease Vor1 OBS – Shift + Ctrl + End

Increase VOR1 OBS – Chift + Ctrl + Home
VOR OBS – Shift + v
Transponder – t
Set transponder – Shift + Alt + w
Display ATC – Scroll Lock
ATC Panel Choice 0 – 0
ATC Panel Choice 1 – 1
ATC Panel Choice 2 – 2
ATC Panel Choice 3 – 3
ATC Panel Choice 4 – 4
ATC Panel Choice 5 – 5
ATC Panel Choice 6 – 6
ATC Panel Choice 7 – 7
ATC Panel Choice 8 – 8
ATC Panel Choice 9 – 9
Frequency Swap – x
Increase wheel speed – Shift

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