X-Plane 11 Keyboard Shortcuts
I have complied a complete set of keyboard commands for X-Plane. Try using the search function to filter the list. For example, you can search for:
- all commands in a particular category: view
- all my commands except in a particular category: -view
- use exact match with quotes, for example: “F“
Categories:
| Action | Keyboard Command | Category | Sub-Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | SHIFT + 8 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Move view up fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + UP | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view forward | . | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view forward fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + . | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view backwards | , | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view backwards fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + , | Views | Manipulate View |
| Toggle physics model visualization | CTRL + M | Views | Flight Visualization |
| 3-D path toggle | CTRL + P | Views | Flight Visualization |
| Forward with nothing | CTRL + W | Views | Change view mode: Internal |
| Forward with HUD | SHIFT + W | Views | Change view mode: Internal |
| Forward with 2-D panel | ALT + W | Views | Change view mode: Internal |
| Default view | W | Views | Change view mode: Internal |
| 3D cockpit | SHIFT + 9 | Views | Change view mode: Internal |
| Move view up | UP | Views | Manipulate View |
| Track weapon | SHIFT + 7 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Ride-along | SHIFT + 6 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Tower | SHIFT + 5 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Circle | SHIFT + 4 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Runway | SHIFT + 3 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Linear/still spot | SHIFT + 1/2 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Free camera | C | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Circle | SHIFT + 4 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Chase | SHIFT + 8 | Views | Change view mode: External |
| Time: a lot earlier/later | SHFIT + K/L | Time | Time |
| Time: a little earlier/later | K/L | Time | Time |
| Rotate view: tilt up fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + R | Views | Manipulate View |
| Sunglasses | SHIFT + S | Views | View Tools |
| Night vision | SHIFT + N | Views | View Tools |
| Memorize 3-D cockpit location #10 | CTRL + NUM 0 | Views | Quick Look |
| Memorize 3-D cockpit location #[1-9] | CTRL + NUM [1-9] | Views | Quick Look |
| Go to save 3-D cockpit location #10 | NUM 0 | Views | Quick Look |
| Go to save 3-D cockpit location #[1-9] | NUM [1-9] | Views | Quick Look |
| Glance 90 degrees left/right | ALT + NUM 4/6 | Views | Quick Look |
| Glance 45 degrees left/right | ALT + NUM 7/9 | Views | Quick Look |
| Zoom out fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + - | Views | Manipulate View |
| Zoom in/out | = / - | Views | Manipulate View |
| Zoom in fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + = | Views | Manipulate View |
| Rotate view: tilt up | R | Views | Manipulate View |
| Toggle replay mode on/off | ALT + R | Replay | Replay |
| Rotate view: tilt down slow | CTRL + F | Views | Manipulate View |
| Rotate view: pan right | E | Views | Manipulate View |
| Rotate view: pan right fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + E | Views | Manipulate View |
| Rotate view: pan left | Q | Views | Manipulate View |
| Rotate view: pan left fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + Q | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view right | RIGHT | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view right fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + RIGHT | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view left | LEFT | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view left fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + LEFT | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view down | DOWN | Views | Manipulate View |
| Move view down fast/slow | SHIFT/CTRL + DOWN | Views | Manipulate View |
| Flaps up/down a notch | 2-Jan | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Panel brightness down/up a bit | SHFIT + CTRL + ,/. | Navigation & Radios | Indicators |
| Target select down/up | SHIFT + [ / ] | Flight Controls | Weapons |
| Rudder trim left/center/right | 5/6/7 | Flight Controls | Trim |
| Pitch trim down/up | [ / ] | Flight Controls | Trim |
| Aileron trim left/center/right | 8/9/0 | Flight Controls | Trim |
| Toggle yoke visibility | Y | Flight Controls | Miscellaneous |
| Drop all drop tanks | SHIFT + ; | Flight Controls | Deployment |
| Toggle brakes max/regular effort | V/B | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Tailhook down/up | SHIFT + ALT + Q/W | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Speedbrakes retract/extend one | 4-Mar | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Landing gear toggle | G | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Landing gear down/up | CTRL + D/U | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Vacuum DG sync to magnetic north | D | Navigation & Radios | Indicators |
| Auto-start engines to running, real time | SHIFT + CTRL + E | Flight Controls | Flight Controls - Basics |
| Engage starter #[1-8] | CTRL + [1-8] | Engines | Starters |
| Toggle thrust reversers | SHIFT + / | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Toggle Beta prop | / | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Throttle down/up a bit | F1/F2 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Prop coarse/fine a bit | F3/F4 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Mixture to cut off/full rich | F7/F8 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Mixture lean/rich a bit | F5/F6 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Idle high/low toggle | F12 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Engage TOGA power | F13 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Carb heat off/on/toggle | F9/F10/F11 | Engines | Engine - Basics |
| Service the airplane with ground trucks | CTRL + S | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle the settings window | CTRL + ` | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle the map window | M | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle the instructor operator station (IOS) window | i | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle the ground handling window | SHIFT + G | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle the Flight Configuration window | ` | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle on-screen frame-rate display | SHIFT + CTRL + F | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle display of the data output graph | CTRL + G | Operation | Operation - General |
| Toggle AVI movie recording | CTRL + SPACE | Operation | Operation - General |
| Take a screenshot | SHIFT + SPACE | Operation | Operation - General |
| Sim 1x 2x 4x sim speed | CTRL + T | Operation | Operation - General |
| Sim 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x ground speed | ALT + T | Operation | Operation - General |
| Show the in-sim menu | ESCAPE | Operation | Operation - General |
| Contact ATC | RETURN | ATC | ATC |
| Quit X-Plane | ALT + F4 | Operation | Operation - General |
| Push-back for airliners: Straight back | SHIFT + P | Operation | Operation - General |
| Print out a cycle dump for this frame | SHIFT + M | Operation | Operation - General |
| Pause the simulation | P | Operation | Operation - General |
| Make a screenshot of your panels | SHIFT + ALT + CTRL + SPACE | Operation | Operation - General |
| General action command | SPACE | Operation | Operation - General |
| Fail selected in in failures screen | ALT + CTRL + F | Operation | Operation - General |
| Drop a snapshot marker for replay mode | CTRL + X | Operation | Operation - General |
| Slide #1-16 on/off control | SHIFT + F[1-16] | Operation | Sliders |
| Reset flight to most recent start | CTRL + ; | Operation | Flight Reset |
| NAV 1/2 flip standby | CTRL + 9/0 | Navigation & Radios | NAV radios |
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