7. Keyboard Commands

During flight, many functions are controlled directly through keyboard keys (also called hotkeys). These dedicated keys help you manage your Flight Session. The keymap is illustrated below, in two layouts: the main keyboard, and the Left Shift layer that holds the instruments and panels new in SeligSIM 2026.

You do not have to memorize any of it. While flying, the menu bar at the top of the screen shows the key beside every item, and / opens the Keyboard Shortcuts window, built from the sim’s own key bindings every time it opens. Turn on Screencast Keys ( Left Shift + / ) and every key you press appears on screen with the action it ran.

7.1. Printable Keymap (pdf and images)

Download the color-coded keymap sheets to print, or click on the images below for higher resolution.

• Keymap 1: Main Keyboard (pdf)

• Keymap 2: Left Shift Layer (pdf)

The same two sheets are in the Help folder of your SeligSIM installation, as PDF and PNG.

Keymap 1: Main Keyboard [click for larger printable size in a new window ]

Keymap 2: Left Shift Layer [click for larger printable size in a new window ]

Hold Left Shift and the keyboard becomes this second layout.

Tip

The Num Lock on your numeric keypad should be turned on (the numeral light indicator should be on).

Key Changes in SeligSIM 2026

• Right Shift is the Pilot 2 modifier (bare keys drive Pilot 1).

• Snap Views took the bare V / G / Y / T keys. The displays they replaced moved to Left Shift. The variometer is Left Shift + V, the sky grid is Left Shift + G, and the timer is Left Shift + L.

• Tow-hook release is now plain Q. Sound mute moved to Insert.

• Rewind moved off the keyboard into Aircraft | Rewind (hold) on the menu bar.

• / opens the Keyboard Shortcuts window (it used to cycle the painted key-map pages).

• Right Alt now saves the flight path trace and Right Ctrl loads it, the reverse of previous versions. On the menu bar the trace rows are under Recorder, with a Generate row.

• Left Shift + a letter opens the instruments and panels. See the table.

• The number keys 1 through 0 are assigned per airplane by its transmitter setup. There is no universal key mapping. The Flight Manual is the ground truth, and Left Shift + I shows it in flight for the controller you are holding.

7.2. Keymap Table

This table duplicates the keyboard information in the images above, grouped the way the Keyboard Shortcuts window groups it. “(hold)” means the key keeps acting while held.

Category / Description	Keys
Simulation Control
Quit / Exit	Esc
Pause	P
Reset-to-Home & Hand Launch	Spacebar
Reset-in-Place	U
Set Home to Current Position	Keypad -
Restore Original Home Positions	Left Shift + Keypad -
Hand Launch Settings	Left Shift + K
Units: English / Metric	Left Shift + U
Mute All Sounds	Insert
Keyboard Shortcuts Window	/
Screencast Keys	Left Shift + /
Launching and Towing
Release Towline	Q
Winch Tension (hold)	`
Walk Out Hi-Start Anchor (hold)	`
Walk Back Hi-Start Anchor (hold)	Left Shift + `
Wind and Sun
Increase Wind Speed (hold)	Home
Decrease Wind Speed (hold)	End
Rotate Wind Direction Left	-
Rotate Wind Direction Right	=
Sun Higher (hold)	Left Shift + Home
Sun Lower (hold)	Left Shift + End
Sun Left (hold)	Left Shift + -
Sun Right (hold)	Left Shift + =
Flight Recorder and Path Trace
Record Flight On / Off	Enter
Replay Panel	Backspace
Save Path Trace	Right Alt
Load Path Trace	Right Ctrl
Rewind	(menu only) Aircraft | Rewind (hold)
Views (Cameras)
Primary View	F1
Secondary View	F2
Pilot Views	F3
Field Views	F4
Leashed Views	F5  (3D Only)
Chase Views	F6  (3D Only)
Mouseable Chase Views	F7  (3D Only)
Onboard Views	F8  (3D Only)
Padlock Views	F9  (3D Only)
Reverse Padlock Views	F10 (3D Only)
FlyBy Views	F11 (3D Only)
Misc. Views	F12 (3D Only)
Cycle through Aircraft to View	Tab (with 2+ airplanes)
Next Padlock	PageUp
Previous Padlock	PageDn
Show Camera Name	;
View Controls
Auto Zoom Toggle	A
Default Manual Zoom	D
Zoom In (hold)	Z
Zoom Out (hold)	X
Decrease View Distance (hold)	B or mouse scroll wheel
Increase View Distance (hold)	N or mouse scroll wheel
Walk Camera Forward (hold)	Arrow Up
Walk Camera Back (hold)	Arrow Down
Walk Camera Left (hold)	Arrow Left
Walk Camera Right (hold)	Arrow Right
Walk Camera Up (hold)	Keypad *
Walk Camera Down (hold)	Keypad 3
Snap View: Pilot (hold)	V
Snap View: Horizon (hold)	G
Snap View: Windsock (hold)	Y
Snap View: Landing Target (hold)	T
Change View Direction	Mouse (with Mouseable Views)
Camera Lag On / Off	Right mouse click
Widgets and Instruments
Field Map (cycles 5 maps)	M
Orientation Map	Left Shift + M
HUD (cycles 7 styles)	H
Height & Distance	Left Shift + H
Wind Compass	W
Wind Meter	Left Shift + W
Magnetic Compass	C
Attitude Indicator	Left Shift + Y
Wireframe Airplane	Left Shift + P
Variometer	Left Shift + V
Timer (Flight Log / Timers)	Left Shift + L
Landing Target	L
Radar Gun	R
Hover Training Assistant™	O (then - / = less / more assistance)
Inset Window	I
Sky Grid™	Left Shift + G
Airplane Specifications	Left Shift + Keypad /
Save Position to File	'
Frame Rate	F
Transmitter Panels
Transmitter Display	E
Flight Manual	Left Shift + I
Flight Modes & Rates/Expos	Left Shift + E
Flight Modes & Mixes	Left Shift + F
Flight Modes & Channels	Left Shift + C
Flight Modes & Offsets	Left Shift + T
Servos	Left Shift + S
Deflections	Left Shift + D
Axes	Left Shift + A
Mix Map	Left Shift + Z
Mix Bench	Left Shift + X
Mix Bench: Previous / Next Mix	Left Shift + , / .
Trims
Left Roll Fine Trim	Keypad 7
Right Roll Fine Trim	Keypad 9
Left Yaw Fine Trim	Keypad 4
Right Yaw Fine Trim	Keypad 6
Pitch Up Fine Trim	Keypad 5
Pitch Down Fine Trim	Keypad 8
Pilot 2 Control
Pilot 2 Control	Hold Right Shift and then the key
Reset-to-Home, Pilot 2	Right Shift + Spacebar
Reset-in-Place, Pilot 2	Right Shift + U
Release Towline, Pilot 2	Right Shift + Q
Cameras, Pilot 2	Right Shift + F1 to F12
Snap Views, Pilot 2	Right Shift + V / G / Y / T
Flight Manual, Pilot 2	Right Shift + I
Airplane Specifications, Pilot 2	Right Shift + Keypad /
Tx Overdrive Recordings
Start Recording	[
Save Recording	]
Stop (cancel) Recording	Keypad 0
Save Initial Conditions	\
Start Playback	,
Stop Playback	.
Engine, Smoke, and Weapons
Start Engine	J
Kill Engine	K
Smoke	S
Fire Weapon	Left Ctrl
Cycle Weapons	Left Alt
Transmitter Keys (see Flight Manual)
Flight modes, gear, flaps, etc	1 through 0, set per airplane
Which key does what	See the Flight Manual, or Left Shift + I
Aerodynamics (Keypad)
Scaling Wizard™ Messages	Keypad /
Aero Overlay	Keypad +
Aero Overlay Freeze	Keypad .
Aerials (zero air density)	Keypad 1