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--- manual:beginners3 [2020/05/10 15:33] – jh
+++ manual:beginners3 [2020/05/10 15:44] (current) – [Flight Information] jh
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-===== Flight Guides =====
+===== Flight Information =====
-If you are new to flight simulators you know first hand how intimidating it could be to get airborne. To make it easier for novice virtual pilots Aerofly FS 2 has several guides to make your first experience a better one.
+If you are new to flight simulators you know first hand how intimidating it could be to get airborne. To make it easier for novice virtual pilots Aerofly FS 2 has several guides to help you navigate your aircraft and to show additional information.
-===== Flight Information Bar =====
+You can easily toggle most of these overlays in flight with the default assignments or select these options in the general settings.
-Displays the virtual cockpit bar at the top of the screen. This mini display can be useful if you prefer flying from an outside view. **Note** - The flight information strip can be toggled on and off by **'I'** key or button of your choosing from within the controller configuration settings page.
+   * Key **'I'** for toggling the Flight __I__nformation bar at the top
+   * Key **'M'** to show or hide the Moving __M__ap
+   * Key **'H'** to show/hide the green head up display (__H__UD) overlay.
-The flight information bar can also be turned on and off from within the general settings.
+   * Key **'L'** to toggle __L__andmarks.
+===== Flight Information Bar =====
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+Displays the important information in an overlay at the top of the screen. This mini display can be useful if you prefer flying from an outside view. It shows airspeed, attitude, altitude, vertical speed, nearest airport and a whole lot more (see below).
+The flight information bar can be toggled on and off by **'I'** key per default or in the general settings.
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 When you set up a flight plan with a departure and destination airport selected, you can turn on approach guides by choosing active or all. The approach guides are green "follow me" boxes that get you to your destination by following them.
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 ===== HUD =====
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 Per default this HUD is toggled with the key 'h'.
+===== Landmarks =====
+You can optionally display landmarks in the world that show nearby city names, mountain tops, etc.
+Per default the landmarks are toggled with the key 'l'.