Setup Flight

Flight Options Page.

This page sets your flight helpers and what is shown on your heads up display (HUD). The settings are saved on your computer and are used every time you fly.

Flight helpers

• Auto Takeoff - When you start a sortie, your engines are started, the flaps are set to the takeoff notch and the autopilot is set to take off. You only need to advance your throttle and the autopilot will take off. Moving your joystick or pressing the autopilot key (X) gives you the controls back. Some missions do not allow auto takeoff.
• No Tracers - Your machine gun ammo belts are loaded without tracer rounds, so you do not see tracers when you fire. This has no effect when you are in a gunner position. If you change it while flying, the change takes effect on your next flight.
• Auto Combat Trim - Combat trim sets your trim for you so that you do not have to adjust it by hand. With this option, combat trim is turned on whenever you start a sortie or come off autopilot.
• Enable Stall Limiter - The stall limiter keeps you from pulling so much elevator that you stall. It is useful for learning to fly, but it reduces your best turn performance. The arena settings can force the stall limiter on or off for everyone, and in some arenas it only works for new players.
• Auto Film Sorties - The film recorder starts at the beginning of each sortie and the film is saved when the sortie ends.
• WW1 Engine Governor - In WWI planes, the engine power is limited so the engine does not over-rev.
• Auto Braking - Your wheel brakes are applied when your throttle is at idle. It does not brake while your tail hook is down.
• Auto Engage Autopilot. - When you let your stick and rudder return to center, the autopilot takes over. On the ground it is set to take off. In the air, with your wings close to level, it holds level flight if you are flying level, or holds your climb or dive angle if it is small. Moving the stick again gives you the controls back. This is on by default when the mouse is your main flight control.
• Auto Target Lock - The enemy closest to the center of your view is selected as your target automatically. The lock is dropped when the target moves well away from the center of your view or loses its icon.

HUD display

• Display Pitch Ladder - Shows a pitch ladder on your HUD.
• Display Speed - Shows your indicated airspeed (IAS).
• Display Alt - Shows your altitude.
• Display Heading - Shows your heading.
• Display G's - Shows the G load on your plane.
• Display Auto Pilot - Shows the autopilot state (for example AP:OFF).
• Display Control Pos. - Shows a small display of your stick, rudder and throttle positions. This is on by default only when the mouse is your main flight control.

The HUD text can be moved on the screen. See Setup GUI.

Brightness sliders

Move a slider to the right to make that part of the HUD brighter and more solid, or to the left to make it fainter.

• Pitch Ladder Brightness - The pitch ladder.
• Hud Text Brightness - The HUD text (speed, altitude, heading, G's and autopilot).
• Control Pos. Brightness - The control position display.

Buttons

• OK - Saves your settings and closes the page.
• Cancel - Undoes your changes and closes the page.