I love MSFS 2020, however the first tutorial made me want to throw my keyboard
The instructions would ask me to press a button that did not match my keyboard
and the Objective language does not match the Control mappings at all
It took me a couple hours to find all the mappings
Here are some tables with exact matches so you don’t have to throw your keyboard
The instructions would ask me to press a button that did not match my keyboard
and the Objective language does not match the Control mappings at all
It took me a couple hours to find all the mappings
Here are some tables with exact matches so you don’t have to throw your keyboard
The tutorials are totally worth the struggle
I found them to be the perfect crash course on flying
and a nice way to step by step set up my controls
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did
Tutorial 1 Basic Controls & Cameras
| Objective | Control | Example |
| hold |a| or |b| for a quickview out the side windows | |a| camera cockpit camera cockpit quickview left |b| camera cockpit camera cockpit quickview right |
Stick – Hat1 (left right) |
| use |a|,|b|,|c|,|d| to translate the camera inside the cockpit | |a| camera cockpit camera translate cockpit view left |b| camera cockpit camera translate cockpit view right |c| camera cockpit camera increase cockpit view height |d| camera cockpit camera decrease cockpit view height |
Keyboard – Arrows |
| get back to pilot view pressing |a| | |a| camera fixed camera reset fixed camera |
Keyboard – f |
| hold |a| to focus on Sedona airport | |a| camera cockpit camera toggle smart camera |
Keyboard – s |
| use throttle lever |a| to cut the power | |a| power management throttle throttle 1 axis |
Throttle – Throttle |
| use throttle lever |a| to increase the power to maximum | |a| power management throttle throttle 1 axis My throttle only went to 95% so needed to re-calibrate using the controller’s calibrate app out side of the game |
Throttle – Throttle |
| toggle cockpit and external |a| | |a| camera camera mode switches cockpit/ external view mode |
Stick – Finger2 |
| reset cockpit view |a| | |a| camera cockpit camera reset cockpit view |
Stick – Thumb1 |
| toggle instrument view |a| | |a| camera instrument views toggle instrument view 1 |
Stick – Hat1 up |
| quick rear view |a| | |a| camera cockpit camera quickview rear |
Stick – Hat1 down |
Tutorial 2 Attitudes & Instruments
| Objective | Control | Example |
| return to normal view with |a| | |a| camera cockpit camera reset cockpit view |
Stick – Thumb1 |
| ailerons |a| | |a| flight control surfaces primary control surfaces ailerons axis |
Stick – (left right) |
| elevator |a| | |a| flight control surfaces primary control surfaces elevator axis |
Stick – (up down) |
| trim |a| | |a| flight control surfaces control trimming surfaces elevator trim axis |
Stick – wheel |
Tutorial 3 Take-off & Level Flight
| Objective | Control | Example |
| to focus on runway hold |a| | |a| camera cockpit camera toggle smart camera |
Keyboard – s |
| to disengage the parking break press |a| | |a| breaks toggle parking breaks |
keyboard – Num Del |
Tutorial 4 Landing
| Objective | Control | Example |
| extend flaps press |a| | |a| flight control surfaces secondary control surfaces extend flaps |
keyboard – F8 |
Tutorial 5 Traffic Pattern
| Objective | Control | Example |
| flaps decrease |a| | |a| flight control surfaces secondary control surfaces decrease flaps |
Throttle – Hat1 up |
| flaps increase |a| | |a| flight control surfaces secondary control surfaces increase flaps |
Throttle – Hat1 down |
Tutorial 6 first solo flight
| Objective |
| For this one we have all the controls mapped But there is a trick The objectives are timed So don’t do the next listed Objective until it is time Remember your aim and timing ques from last lesson The Objectives should turn green when you are in position to execute |
Tutorial 7 Navigation
| Objective | Control |
| set cruise altitude | what they mean is choose an altitude and level out you should also set your trim to maintain this altitude |
| start nav log stopwatch | I looked all over the cockpit for a clock The tutorial just wants you to use the NAV LOG menu at the bottom left of your screen At the very bottom of the menu is a start button Pay attention to the times and headings in the NAV LOG They will be all you have to guide you in the next lesson |
| reach Munds park golf club | The voice does not mention it but the guide pin shows us that we will need to gain altitude by the time we get there |
| follow the highway | I think they are talking about the highway out the left window but look for the airport a few miles down the road and a mile or so right of the highway |
Tutorial 8 First Solo Navigation
| Objective |
| The guide pins are gone and we are going backwards so our land marks are in reverse Now the headings and times are all we have to navigate by This time use the NAV LOG headings, your compass, and that NAV LOG timer |
Written by joeharker
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