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This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. And to review keyboard assignments for Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight, visit the following Web site: The engine startup information will be available in the document.įor more information about keyboard assignments for Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight. For example, to learn how to start the engine for Boeing 737-400, start the Learning Center, click the Index tab, locate Boeing 737-400, and then click Flight Notes. You can view the Flight Notes for each aircraft to learn how to start the engine. Then, click Learning Center on the Help menu. To access the Learning Center, use one of the following methods: Method 1 The Learning Center is a good source for information about how to use Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight. Referencesįlight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight includes the Learning Center. Depending on conditions in the simulation, you may not have to complete all these steps to start the engines. Note You may be able to start the engines even if you follow these steps in a different order. Press J, and then press the PLUS SIGN (+) key at the top of the keyboard to start the engines. Press CTRL+SHIFT+F4 to start the fuel flow. Press M, and then press the PLUS SIGN (+) key at the top of the keyboard to start the magnetos. To start jet engines in Flight Simulator 2000 or in Flight Simulator 98, follow these steps: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 or Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 To revert to controlling all engines, press E + all engine numbers in quick succession (E, 1, 2, and so on). Note On multiengine aircraft, engine commands affect all engines unless you first select an engine by pressing E + engine number (1-4). Do not let go of the keyboard commands until you hear that the engine has fully started. To start the engine in Flight Simulator X or in Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight, press and hold CTRL+E. Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight After a short pause, the engines will shut down.įollow the steps for your version of Flight Simulator. To shut down jet engines in Flight Simulator, press CTRL+SHIFT+F1. Press P to unpause the game, and then follow these steps. I was hoping (and expecting if truth be told) MSFS2020 would be ultra-smooth even in relatively densely populated areas. We have now moved into the multicore CPU world with powerful graphics cards as the norm. The game is in paused mode if you see a message that is similar to the following in the lower-left corner: FSX was from recollection primarily running on one CPU core with little support from the graphics card. When you use these keyboard commands, make sure that your game is not paused. Make sure that Num Lock is off before you use numeric keypad commands. If these commands do not work on your keyboard, see the keyboard documentation to find the appropriate commands for your keyboard.ĭo not use the PLUS SIGN (+) key on the numeric keypad when you follow these steps. These keyboard commands work for the most common keyboard configurations. To shut down or start jet engines in Flight Simulator, use the following methods. Sad really.This article discusses how to shut down or start jet engines in Microsoft Flight Simulator. I've watched live streams with game developers much less players, and they fire up DLC for the first time which SPECIFICALLY says READ THE PDF FIRST (the warning actually displays on screen DURING the live stream) and they ignore it, spending hours fumbling through complex trains, aircraft, etc.instead of doing their homeword off screen and reading the manual for an hour. It's becoming an even more generational thing. It's the first thing I do with a new product, get stuck into the manual, watch tons of videos and then open my Sim and practice.Īsking for help and advice is one thing but just being plain ignorant of many things that are set out in black and white in the manual or found through watching the thousands of YouTube videos is not excusable.
Maybe it's this, 'Attention Span', thing that's often talked about. I don't know if it's a generation thing but so many do not lke to read the PDF manuals and watch YouTube videos.