ATCTower, runway 27 clear, winds calm.

APPROACH CHECK

☐GEAR DOWN

☐FLAPS

☐FUEL >10%

☐SPEED <200 km/h

—briefing

approach plate

RWY—

HDG—

THR ELEV—

LEN—

3° glideslope

DIST	ALT MSL	AGL

briefing

WIND—

ALTIM—

TIME—

RANGE—

plan view (left-hand pattern)

Shift+N close · Esc dismiss

ILS RWY ——

CRS—

DA—

RANGE—

MISSED APPROACH

Climb to 600m, direct field, hold.

—info —

automatic terminal information

RWY—

WIND—

ALTIM—

weather

CEILING—

VIS—

TEMP—

TIME—

RANGE—

Shift+A close · Esc dismiss

PRE-FLIGHT

RUN BEFORE TAKEOFF

☐CANOPYOPEN

☐PARKING BRAKEOFF

☐FUEL—

☐TRIM—

☐FLAPS0

☐PITOT / MIXTURECHECK

0 / 6 complete · Shift+K to close · hold for auto-run

Nearest field: —
Distance: —

TOUCH & GO

Last—

Best0

Total0

Landings0

⤤GEAR

⋮FLAPS

💡LIGHTS

🅿BRAKES

✈AUTOPILOT

🎥CAMERA

QUICK
ACTION

⚠ CAUTION ⚠ WARNING

AIRSPEED km/h

ATTITUDE

ALTITUDE m

ILS LOC / GS

ENGINE RPM

ENG TEMP °C

OIL PRESS PSI

ENGINE MONITOR (EGT)

MAG COMPASS

SLIP / SKID

AOA

BRAKE TEMP °C

FUEL FLOW GPH

FUEL QTY L/R

STOPWATCH

VOR / CDI

CLOCK

DENSITY ALT ft

OAT °C

ADF / NDB

SETTINGS

SENSITIVITY1.00×

Pitch / roll / yaw response. Higher = twitchier stick.

FIELD OF VIEW70°

Camera lens. Wider feels faster; narrower zooms in.

AUDIO VOLUME100%

Master volume (stall horn, future engine sound).

SPEED UNITSKM/H

Every visible speed readout (HUD SPD, cockpit ASI, best glide, checklist, wind) switches to the chosen unit. Flight model stays in km/h internally, so nothing flight-modelly changes.

MAG VAR+15°E

HUD compass strip, whiskey card, and heading bug all read MAGNETIC — about 15° less than true heading here, matching the Pacific Northwest. Runway designators and ATIS stay on the legacy true-heading math, so the two-digit RWY number won't match the magnetic course exactly.

LIVERYCLASSIC

Paint scheme for your plane. Saved between flights.

ENGINESSINGLE

Single nose prop or two wing-mounted props. Pure visual + audio flavor — same flight model either way.

RAINOFF

Streaks across the screen and a moodier, dimmer sky.

LIGHTNING STATICON

Adds a short scratchy radio crackle (and a brief 📻 SQUELCH note on the cockpit ATIS strip) the instant a distant lightning flash fires. OFF keeps the flash visually silent.

SNOWOFF

Falling flakes, snow-glazed runways, and a brutal friction penalty for braking. Mutually exclusive with RAIN.

FOGOFF

Visibility haze — LIGHT cuts to ~3 km, HEAVY to ~1 km. Real IFR scan on the ILS + glideslope.

WIPERSAUTO

Cockpit windshield wipers. N cycles OFF/SLOW/FAST in flight. AUTO runs them while rain is on.

COWL FLAPSCLOSED

Engine cooling louvers. Open drops CHT ~25°C under load (helps on long climbs) but adds ~4% drag in cruise. Shift+F toggles in flight.

VOICERADIO

Pilot/ATC voice callouts on the radio. RADIO = important calls only (clearance, gear, wind shear, terrain, fuel, ATIS, bird strike). FULL = every line on the strip. OFF = silent strip like before.

COLD STARTON

Start each flight with engine off; press I on the ground to crank it over. Off = wheels-warm and ready to roll.

CO-PILOTON

Soft callouts on downwind, base, and final when you're flying the standard left-hand pattern at a nearby field. OFF mutes the chirp.

APPROACH PLATEON

Paper-style approach plate in the bottom-right of the cockpit cam. Auto-shows within 8 km of a runway, lined up ±30°, below 1500 m AGL. Pairs with the ILS needles and meatball.

INVERT PITCHOFF

Flips the pitch axis (I = nose down, K = nose up) and the virtual stick's up/down. For players who expect the opposite stick feel.

INVERT ROLLOFF

Flips the roll axis (A = roll right, D = roll left) and the virtual stick's left/right.

SMOKE TRAIL COLORLIVERY

Ribbon (Y) and airshow smoke (~) color. LIVERY follows your paint scheme.

SMOKE LENGTH5

How long the ribbon (Y) and airshow smoke (~) trail hangs in the air. 1 = tight puff, 10 = fat air-show plume.

TUTORIALSEEN

Re-arm the welcome card so it pops above the menu on your next page load.

REPLAY · LAST 30sclick or press R to skip

▶ PLAY ←→ nudge ·1s · Space play/pause · R skip 0.0 / 0.0s

CRASH REPORT

—

PEAK G— SINK @ IMPACT— SPEED @ IMPACT— AOA @ IMPACT—

click to dismiss · R restart

LANDING REPORT

—

TD SPEED— SINK @ TD— CENTERLINE— G @ TD— ROLLOUT—

click to dismiss · R restart

ENGINE START

PRE-CRANK CHECKLIST

1.☐CANOPY CLOSEDOPEN

2.☐PARKING BRAKEOFF

3.☐MIXTURE RICH—

4.☐PRIME CARBDRY

0 / 4 · then press I

🔥 ENGINE FIRE

EMERGENCY CHECKLIST

1.☐——

2.☐——

3.☐——

4.☐——

🪂 BAILED OUT

PILOT SAFE

EJECT ALT— CHUTE DRIFT— DESCENT TIME— BAILOUTS—

click to dismiss · R restart

📸 PHOTO MODE

drag to orbit · wheel to zoom · S save · Shift+S 3-2-1 · / gallery · P/Esc exitSAVEGALLERY

🎯 AEROBATIC BOX

60.0

SCORE 0

BEST —

LOOPS · ROLLS · HALF-CUBANS

PAUSED

SIM FROZEN

press Esc to resume

QUICK JUMP

PICK A FIELD

---- Plate

press 1–9 to swap field · P back to list

press 1–9 to jump · hold Shift for opposite end · P plate · J/Esc to cancel

SQUAWK

TRANSPONDER CODE

1200

type 0–7 · Backspace erase · Enter set · K/Esc close

ILS LOCK

PIN COURSE NEEDLES

AUTO

tap a row or press 1–9 · 0 = AUTO · Shift+V/Esc close

TIME OF DAY

SET WORLD CLOCK

--:--

press 1–5 to set · Shift+T/Esc close

MISSION

Target—

Dist—

PILOT STATS

TOTAL FLIGHTS0

SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS0

CRASHES0

BEST LANDING SCORE0

AVG LANDING SCORE0

LONGEST FLIGHT0:00

TOTAL AIR TIME0:00

LOOPS0

AILERON ROLLS0

FORMATIONS0

🤝 WINGS WAGGED0

🍔 BURGERS EATEN0

⚓ CARRIER TRAPS0

⚓ BEST WIRE—

BEST T&G STREAK0

BEST LANDING STREAK0

PERFECT LANDINGS0

🪂 BAILOUTS0

🛬 TOWER FLYBYS0

🎖️ RANKCADET

Lifetime totals across every flight. Saved locally to this browser.

FLIGHT LOG

Last 50 flights · most recent first

Each completed flight (takeoff to full-stop or crash) writes a row. Saved locally to this browser.

📸 GALLERY

Last 12 photo-mode captures · newest first

Press P to enter photo mode then S to capture. Shots are stashed here automatically.

FLIGHT SIM

Procedural browser flight sim · Three.js · 30 km open world

FREE FLIGHT

Roam the world
no objective

TOUCH & GO

Rack up landings
chase best score

AIRPORT HOP

Visit all 3 fields
in sequence

RING CHASE

Fly the chain of rings
against the clock

CARRIER

Trap on CV-01
offshore deck

WINGMAN

Stay on the lead's tail
across 3 airports

RANKCADET

ThrottleW up / S down PitchI nose up / K nose down RollA / D Yaw (rudder)Q / E Gear up/downG Flaps cycleF Brakes (ground)B Parking brake (ground)Shift+B Reverse thrust (ground)Z Camera cycleC Kill engine (deadstick)X Ignition crank (cold start / restart)I Time skip (+1h)T · Shift+T = -1h Pause menuEsc Quick-jump airportJ, 1–9 · Shift+digit = other end · P = plate ResetR

Throttle to ~80%, hold I at ~140 km/h to rotate. Retract gear with G. Three airfields scattered across mountains, lakes & coast. To land: lower gear, deploy flaps, fly the PAPI — red=low, white=high, 2&2=on slope. Watch the WIND readout — a stiff crosswind on final means you’ll need rudder (Q/E) to crab the nose into the breeze.

CLICK or press SPACE to fly

WELCOME, PILOT

Quick rundown before your first sortie

FLY THE PLANE

ThrottleW / S

PitchI / K

RollA / D

Yaw (rudder)Q / E

USE THE COCKPITCamera cycleC
Autopilot holdH
Gear up/downG
Flaps cycleF
Brakes (ground)B
Kill engineX
Ignition crankI

Throttle to ~80%, hold I at ~140 km/h to rotate. Press , any time for full settings, Esc for the pause menu. You can re-open this guide later from Settings.

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