Remember that you can press F1 during simulation to
get a quick list of keyboard commands.
Menu keyboard functions, these keys can be pressed while you are in
the menus to highlight and select various items.
TAB and SHIFT + TAB highlights next or
previous item.
ENTER or SPACE selects highlighted item.
CURSORS scroll/select/cycle list or spin item.
In game keyboard functions, these keys be pressed during simulation.
F1 Display `quick help'.
F2 Switch to cockpit view.
F3 Spot view.
F4 Fly by tower view.
F5 Rescue basket view.
LEFT Bank left.
RIGHT Bank right.
DOWN Pitch down.
UP Pitch up.
CTRL + LEFT Heading left.
CTRL + RIGHT Heading right.
SHIFT + CURSORS Change camera direction or position.
BACKSPACE Normalize view.
PGUP Increase throttle.
PGDN Decrease throttle.
HOME Elevator trim down or slew up in slew mode.
END Elevator trim up or slew down in slew mode.
CTRL + HOME Elevator trim center.
MINUS Zoom out.
PLUS Zoom in.
CTRL + MINUS Rescue basket hoist out.
CTRL + PLUS Rescue basket hoist in.
E Start up engines.
SHIFT + E Turn engines off.
G Raise/lower landing gears (retractable gears only).
P Select hoist deployment type (basket/diver).
D Close/open door.
O Strobes (flashing lights) on/off.
L Vector and lumination search lights on/off.
H HUD and outside text brighten.
SHIFT + H HUD and outside text darken.
M Map view.
W Select next way point.
F Print fuel status and alift time left dependent
of available fuel.
SHIFT + F Transfer fuel from external fuel tanks.
CTRL + F Jetteson external fuel tanks.
S Print scores, payload, occupancy, and mission status.
PERIOD Wheel brakes.
SHIFT + PERIOD Parking brakes.
Z Decelerate time (slow motion).
SHIFT + Z Accelerate time (compress time).
CTRL + A Slew (cheat) toggle.
/ Literal command (for editing/debug/cheat).
T Increase time of day (does not affect other
timmings).
SHIFT + T Decrease time of day (does not affect other
timmings).
CTRL + D Adjust flight physics difficulty.
CTRL + S Adjust sound level.
F9 Toggle ground base texture (not objects or
landmarks).
F10 Toggle atmosphere.
F11 Toggle object texturing.
F12 Toggle clouds and horizon.
SHIFT + F12 Toggle rotor prop wash effects.
In game joystick functions (Linux version only):
STICK AXIS XY Bank and pitch (respectivly) or
forwards/backwards and sideways (respectivly) in slew mode.
STICK AXIS Z Heading and turning directional landing
gears.
THROTTLE Throttle.
HAT Camera direction/position.
Joystick button functions are mappable, go to
Options->Controller->Buttons or edit
SearchAndRescue.ini.
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