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Help with understanding keryboard assignments

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Dataman

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I have been going through the in-game list of keyboard assignments and was hoping to ask for some assistance on better understanding what exactly everything means.

With that in mind, can anyone please tell me what the following represent:
Damage/Status Messages
Flight Director on/off
Full View
Help (F1)
Quick Reference Menu
Radio Messages
Select Item 1
Select Item 2
Select Item 3
Select Item 4
Set Zoom to 1X
Slew Mode on/off
Starter 1 on/off
Starter 2 on/off
Starter 3 on/off
Starter 4 on/off
Status Messages
Switch gunsight (reflector/gyro)
Toggle Tactical Display



Additionally, I was trying to find commands for the following but unsure what they are called:

Extending/Retracting Flaps
Zooming in (seeing through binoculars at objects far away if this exists)
Zooming out


Thank you in advance for your help.

Data
 
A lot depends on the keyboard setup you chose on installing the product. Did you chose the cfs1 keyboard or the cfs2 keyboard. In the cfs2 setup flaps are F for extend in increments and V for retract in increments. Many of the settings don't apply but can be used for customized fuctions ie: extend/retract Concorde nose.
 
Thank you Shadow Wolf!

The file you sent will be very handy! :jump:

I believe I have my keyboard set up as CFS2 (and not CFS1 option).

I guess what I was driving at was "What?" do those entries actually mean:

Damage/Status Messages
Flight Director on/off
Full View
Help (F1)
Quick Reference Menu
Radio Messages
Select Item 1
Select Item 2
Select Item 3
Select Item 4
Set Zoom to 1X
Slew Mode on/off
Starter 1 on/off
Starter 2 on/off
Starter 3 on/off
Starter 4 on/off
Status Messages
Switch gunsight (reflector/gyro)
Toggle Tactical Display

EG.
What is "Slew Mode"?
What does "Select Item 1" mean or do?
etc

Is the zooming in and out feature (like IL-2) defined in that file as:

Tactical Display zoom in
Tactical Display zoom out

I found the flaps command so 1 mystery solved.

I'll look forward to your response.
 
My best shot:

Damage/Status Messages Displays a text of the damage you receive and of other objects (planes, ships, infrastructure) destroyed
Flight Director on/off Unknown
Full View Full screen or "windowed" screen
Help (F1) CFS2 Help window
Quick Reference Menu Self explanatory
Radio Messages Turns on/off audible comms chatter
Select Item 1 Unknown
Select Item 2 "
Select Item 3 "
Select Item 4 "
Set Zoom to 1X Resets zoom to default view
Slew Mode on/off See below
Starter 1 on/off Unknown - possibly for multiengine aircraft
Starter 2 on/off "
Starter 3 on/off "
Starter 4 on/off "
Status Messages Displays a text of mission related messages. It also displays text of wingman messages
Switch gunsight (reflector/gyro) choose the gunsite you prefer
Toggle Tactical Display Turns on/off the window in the upper left corner of your screen, commonly called "radar" It has 4 settings= Air, Ships, Ground and Vehicles

EG.
What is "Slew Mode"? Slew is a cheat engaged by the Y key that allows you to move verry quickly in the direction you move your joystick.
What does "Select Item 1" mean or do? Unknown
etc

Is the zooming in and out feature (like IL-2) defined in that file as:

Tactical Display zoom in Bracket [
Tactical Display zoom out Bracket ]

I hope this helps...

SW
 
Thank you so very much for these definitions! :salute:

If I might inquire further, I typically enjoy flying in cockpit view ..... Do the tactical zoom commands zoom in and out from the cockpit or do something else (if so, what)?

If you happen to know, my apologies for burdening you further, but would you know what the following commands mean?

- Starter 1 on/off
- Starter 2 on/off
- Starter 3 on/off
- Starter 4 on/off
(Are these for multi-engined aircraft and basically represent the default single engine command "Engine autostart")?

- Cycle coordinates/frame rate

- Cycle label colors
(Does this change the label colors of Friends and/or Foe)?

I might have a few more.

I cannot thank you enough for your asisstance. :jump:
 
Dataman said:
If you happen to know, my apologies for burdening you further, but would you know what the following commands mean?

- Starter 1 on/off
- Starter 2 on/off
- Starter 3 on/off
- Starter 4 on/off
(Are these for multi-engined aircraft and basically represent the default single engine command "Engine autostart")?
Click to expand...

I believe these are for manually starting each engine, up to 4.
 
Cycle coords/frame rates = Hit Shift + Z and note the digital readout on the top left portion of your screen. Hit it repeatedly and it displays different data.
 
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