In-flight controls

Elevator / ailerons and weapon release are controlled using Joystick in Port 1.
Joystick fire button launches currently active weapon.

Key	Meaning	Description
+/- or < >	Throttle	Use to increase / decrease engine power
A	Afterburner	Sets engine power to 140%, but greatly increases fuel consumption
B	Airbrakes	Increases drag thus rapidly reduces aircraft speed - watch out not to fly too slow, as below around 120 knots you may stall the aircraft
G	Gear up/down	After take off quickly rise gear as otherwise above around 300 knots plane will sustain damage from too high drag
J	Jettison current weapon or fuel pods in nav mode	Jettisoning payload reduces drag thus increasing effective aircraft range
H	HUD brightness	Can be used to adjust HUD visibility during different weather conditions
,/. or 1/2	Toggle left/right MFD	Each MFD (Multifunction Flight Displays) present different information
R	Change radar mode	Cycles between radar modes: air, ground, navigation
Z/X	Radar zoom in/out	Changes scale of onboard radar
T	Next target	Switch radar tracking to the next target of current radar mode type (air or ground) in radar range
W	Next weapon in given radar mode	Cycles air to air or air to ground onboard weapons depending on currently selected radar mode
F	Launch flare (anti A2A)	Temporarily disables homing of enemy Air to Air missiles fired at your aircraft
C	Launch chaff (anti G2A)	Temporarily disables homing of enemy Ground to Air missiles fired at your aircraft
M	Map	Shows navigation map
P	Pause	Pauses the game
TAB	Time acceleration	Switches to map mode and increases time progression speed - time acceleration is automatically disabled when your pl
Space	Clear or recall last message	Clear status message or recalls last presented message if hidden
Esc	Eject or End mission	Ejects when aircraft is in air or ends mission when you landed on the ground