Keyboard Controls for LHX

Keyboard Controls for LHX

backspace      - toggles cockpit on/off
G              - toggles landing gear up/down (LHX & Osprey)
[ or ]         - select weapon
space          - fire selected weapon
enter          - select target to right of current target
'              - select target closest to crosshairs
C              - drop chaff
F              - drop flare
R              - toggles radar jammers on/off
I              - toggles infrared jammers on/off
+              - increase visual magnification
-              - decrease visual magnification
.              - increase RWR magnification
,              - decrease RWR magnification
A              - activate next mode on first Multi Function Display.
shift-A        - activate previous mode on first MFD
ctrl-A         - enter config mode on first MFD
S              - activate next mode on second MFD (LHX & Osprey)
shift-S        - activate previous mode on second MFD (LHX & Osprey)
ctrl-S         - enter config mode on second MFD (LHX & Osprey)
D              - activate next mode on third MFD (LHX only)
shift-D        - activate previous mode on third MFD (LHX only)
ctrl-D         - enter config mode on third MFD (LHX only)
W              - highlight next waypoint on MFD
shift-W        - highlight previous waypoint on MFD
X              - drop off supplies
Z              - pick up supplies
T              - toggles time compression on/off (time twice as fast)
V              - toggle helicopter/airplane mode on Osprey.
ctrl-P         - pause the game. Press any key to resume.
ctrl-Q         - abort mission.
ctrl-R         - resupply weapons (cheat). This forfeits all the points
                 you get in the mission.
shift-`(~)     - disengages rotor to effect autorotation.
esc            - toggle the flight menu on and off.


Flight Menu Options

     Bolt-Down Menus are available during flight to let you change
various aspects of the simulation.  Active options have a check mark
next to them.  Some options can be selected with a keyboard command;
these keys appear after the option on the menus in the game.

To make a selection:

          1. Press Esc to display the Bolt-Down Menus.
          2. Press the right or left cursor key to display each menu.
          3. Press the up or down cursor key to highlight the option
             you want to select. Press Home or End to get to the top
             or bottom of the list.
          4. Press Enter to select that option.

If you decide not to make a selection, press Esc again to hide the
Bolt-Down Menus.
 ? Menu

     End mission (ctrl-Q)   Ends the mission and returns you to the
                            Ready Room
     Exit to DOS (ctrl-C)   Leaves the program and exits to DOS after
                            you confirm the command by pressing Y.
     About LHX...           Displays info about the program and the
                            copyright notice.


Sound Menu

     Sound                  Sound is on.
     No Sound               Sound is off.
     Background Sounds      The engine and rotor noise are on.
     Missile Warning Sounds A warning siren will come on when an
                            inbound enemy missile has a lock on you.
                            A radar lock gives high pitched tones, and
                            an IR lock gives high and low pitched tones


Control Menu

     Keyboard               Your helicopter is controlled with the
                            keyboard.
     Joystick               Your helicopter is controlled with the
                            joystick.
     Mouse                  Your helicopter is controlled with the
                            mouse.
     Slow Mouse             Your helicopter is controlled with the
                            mouse, with a slower response time. You
                            should select this option if you have a
                            precision mouse, or if your mouse control
                            is too sensitive.


View Menu

     Cockpit (F1)           Through the cockpit (default)
     Mast (F2)              From the mast above the cockpit (Only LHX
                            and Osprey)
     Map (F3)               Mission Waypoint map
     Right Side (F4)        At the right side of your helicopter
     Left Side (Shift-F4)   At the left side of your helicopter
     Chase Plane (F5)       Following your helicopter
     Front (Shift-F5)       At the front of your helicopter
     Ground (F6)            From a point on the ground
     Circling (Shift-F6)    Circling around your helicopter
     Player -> Target (F7)  From behind your helicopter, facing target.
                            (If you've selected a target)
     Target -> Player (F8)  From behind target, facing your helicopter.
                            (If you've selected a target)
     Satellite (F9)         From satellite. Select again to zoom out.
                            Press Shift-F9 repeatedly to zoom in.
     Missile (F10)          Forward view from your fired weapon

     Target (Shift F10)     Through the target's cockpit. (If you've
     (Target cont...)       selected a target)
     Zoom In (+)            Increase screen magnification (64X max)
     Zoom Out (-)           Decrease screen magnification (1X min)


SIM Menu

     Low Detail             Display minimum detail to increase
                            simulation speed.
     Medium Detail          Add certain details.
     High Detail            Include all details.
     Slow Cockpit           Updates the cockpit infrequently to speed
                            up simulation.
     Medium Cockpit         Updates the cockpit instruments more often.
     Fast Cockpit           Updates the cockpit instruments most fre-
                            quently.
     Set Default CRT Config Reset MFD(s) configuration to the default
                            setting(s).
     Easy Landings          Lets you land without crashing no matter
                            how badly you do it. Selecting this option
                            substantially reduces your score.
     Always show HUD Info   Display the HUD even when you select a view
                            that isn't through the cockpit.
     Zoom To/From Briefing  Zoom to and from your helicopter before and
                            after your mission.
     Eliminate Flicker      Turn this option on if your screen flickers


Some Hints...

      Fly low to avoid detection by enemy (watch your altitude to avoid
     ground turbulence below 100'). Try to stay away from your enemy
     even if you have to fly out of your way. fuel consumption is not
     as important as not arriving at all.  As you fly, periodically
     press Enter to show any targets in front of you that don't appear
     on your Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), like ground troops with
     missile launchers.
      When flying into a hot LZ (Landing Zone), take out the enemy
     radar vehicles first.  If your mission is to pick up men, hover
     directly above the man (you might find it helpful to select an
     exterior view by pressing F4) and reduce altitude to less than ten
     feet.  The man will climb on board. If your mission is to drop off
     supplies, hover close to the ground and press X when you are over
     the target waypoint. If you drop it out of the target area, land
     next to it and press Z to pick it up again. Hover over the correct
     location more carefully this time, nose into the wind and drop it
     again.
      If you are unable to complete your mission and want to abort
     press Ctrl-Q. If you are picked up, you are taken straight to the
     debriefing.  Aborting your mission over enemy territory is
     dangerous. If you're not rescued you'll end up dead or MIA.


  Sidewinders /Stingers(IR) against aircraft and personnel
  Hellfires(Laser) armor piercing & against slow aircraft
  TOWs(Remote Control) armor piercing, air to ground
  Guns & Rockets fires only straight forward from helicopter