This document describes the various keyboard combinations that you can use with the flight simulator features of Google Earth. To enter the flight simulator mode, press Ctrl + Alt + A (
+ Option + A on the Mac). Once you have entered flight simulator mode for the first time, you can re-enter the mode by choosing Tools > Enter Flight Simulator. To leave flight simulator mode, click Exit Flight Simulator in the top right corner or press Ctrl + Alt + A (
+ Option + A on the Mac).
The following keystrokes control navigation and other aspects of the flight simulator. You can also control the aircraft with a mouse or joystick. To disable or enable mouse controls, left click (single click on a Mac). Once mouse controls are active, the pointer shape changes to a cross on your screen.
| Command |
Windows/Linux Keystroke(s) |
Mac Keystroke(s) |
Result or Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exit flight simulator | Ctrl + Alt + A, Escape | + Option + A, Escape |
Exits flight simulator mode. | |
| Open flight simulator options | Ctrl + Alt + A | + Option + A |
Opens the flight simulator dialog box. | |
| Rotate pilot viewpoint | Arrow keys + Alt (slow) or Ctrl (fast) | Arrow keys + Alt (slow) or Ctrl (fast) | Moves the viewpoint in the direction of the arrow. | |
| Display flight simulator help | Ctrl + H | - | Opens this flight simulator keyboard commands page. | |
| Increase thrust | Page Up | Page Up | - | |
| Reduce thrust | Page Down | Page Down | - | |
| Aileron left | Left arrow | Left arrow | - | |
| Aileron right | Right arrow | Right arrow | - | |
| Elevator push | Up arrow | Up arrow | - | |
| Elevator pull | Down arrow | Down arrow down | - | |
| Rudder left | Insert | Shift + left arrow | - | |
| Rudder right | Enter (numeric keypad) | Enter (numeric keypad) | - | |
| Rudder left | Shift + left arrow | Shift + left arrow | - | |
| Rudder right | Shift + right arrow | Shift + right arrow | - | |
| Elevator trim nose down | Home | Home | - | |
| Elevator trim nose up | End | End | - | |
| Elevator trim nose down | Shift + up arrow | Shift + up arrow | - | |
| Elevator trim nose up | Shift + down arrow | Shift + down arrow | - | |
| Reduce flap setting | Left bracket | Left bracket | - | |
| Increase flap setting | Right bracket | Right bracket | - | |
| Reduce flap setting | Shift + F | Shift + F | - | |
| Increase flap setting | F | F | - | |
| Center aileron and rudder | 5 | 5 | - | |
| Center aileron and rudder | C | C | - | |
| Extend/retract landing gear | G | G | Only works if landing gear is retractable on current aircraft | |
| Left wheel brake | , (comma) | , (comma) | - | |
| Right wheel brake | . (period) | . (period) | - | |
| Pause simulation | Space | Space | - | |
| Toggle HUD | H | H | - |
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