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*)If key control does not work, please try to tap the window of the movie once by mouse and try to push down the key.

Key Command / Mouse Table

Key Command / Mouse Manual in Detail (Manual Control)

Hints for playing


Key Command / Mouse Table

This program will make the flight automatically if there is no key command entry. If there is key command, the program will make the formation do the command.
*)According to some sort of the keyboard, it is different from the following table.

Key
Entry
Command Note(Exception) View Hint
Image
NAVIGATION COMMAND
N Go new navigation point Disabled in "Air Show Mode " or "Oval Course Mode "    
O Go oval course ( round trip around the island ) Disabled in "Air Show Mode " ,"Oval Course Mode " or when it is inside of the island.    
U Go steep climb course. Program define to go which place between stern of the air carrier or center of the island first. Then it climbs steeply Disabled in "Air Show Mode ",or "Oval Course Mode " or already in "Go Steep Mode"    
AIR SHOW COMMAND
To order "Air Show" , you must press "Tab key" firmly. Then press number key. If system could not determin both keys pressed, it will be camera command.
W Do next air show menu. Disabled when itself air show mode.    
Tab + 1 Air Show Menu No. 1 / Delta Roll Disabled when itself air show mode.
C4... 
Tab + 2 Air Show Menu No. 2 / Double Cross Disabled when itself air show mode.
C4,C8...
Tab + 3 Air Show Menu No. 3 / 3 Back to Back Disabled when itself air show mode.
C2,C3...
Tab + 4 Air Show Menu No. 4 / Dynamic Summit Disabled when itself air show mode.
C4,C8,C9...
Tab + 5 Air Show Menu No. 5 / Delta Inverted Disabled when itself air show mode.
C2,C3,C4,C8,C9...
Tab + 6 Air Show Menu No .6 / Scissors Disabled when itself air show mode.
C2,C3,C4,C8,C9...
Tab + 7 Air Show Menu No. 7 / DNA Spiral Disabled when itself air show mode.
C8,C9...
Tab + 8 Air Show Menu No. 8 / X ( Cross ) Stitch Disabled when itself air show mode.
C4 (zoom out by -> key ),C8,C9...
Tab + 9 Air Show Menu No. 9 / Air Text Disabled when itself air show mode.
C1-6,C4(zoom out by -> key )...
CAMERA COMMAND
1 Static Camera C1 : ( From the higher place of the air carrier's deck as default location:C1-1)    
At #1 camera, you can change the location by < (, Comma) or > (. period ) keys
And, #1 camera has auto-zoom up function. To halt and restart zooming up, press "Z" key.
  From the aft bridge deck of the air carrier
(C1-2)
Soon the view from the bridge will be covered by walls or ceiling, then use upper lower arrow key to move outside.  
  From the fore bridge deck of the air carrier(C1-3) Soon the view from the bridge will be covered by walls or ceiling, then use upper lower arrow key to move outside.  
  From the center of the island
(C1-4)
   
  From the heighest point of the island
(C1-5)
   
  From above of the airport building
(C1-6)
   
  From south east off the island
(C1-7)
   
  From south west off the island
(C1-8)
   
  From north east off the island
(C1-9)
   
Higher position      
Lower position      
Z Halt / Re-start the zooming up At #1 camera, view will be zoomed up gradually, and it will be stopped at maximum zoom. If you want to see again the zooming up process, once change the camera and again select #1 camere.    
2 Camera C2 : From the head of the formation    
3 Camera C3 : From the tale of the formation    
4 Camera C4 : Island view    
5 Camera C5 : The view that rotates around the formation    
6 Camera C6 : From near the formation    
7 Camera C7-4 : From just above the cockpit of the Plane #4    
Following operation is under the condition of Camera"7". By < ( , comma)、 > ( . period) key, you can change the view from the onboard camera. > key makes change camera from default (No. 4 plane) to others clockwise. < key makes change from default camera (No. 4 plane) to others counter clockwise. And using [ key or ] key makes change on the camera rotation. See the following table of "Example : #7 camera setting"
  Camera C7-6 : On #6 plane      
  Camera C7-3 : On #3 plane      
  Camera C7-1 : On #1 plane      
  Camera C7-2 : On #2 plane      
  Camera C7-5 : On #5 plane      
[ Camera rotation CCW      
] Camera rotation CW      
8 Camera C8 : From the tale of the formation    
9 Camera C9 : The planes would run into you and pass    
Move the camera upperward ( No. 7 camera : move to forward )      
Move the camera downward ( No. 7 camera : backward )      
Move the camera leftward ( No. 4, No. 9 camera : zoom in )      
Move the camera rightward ( No. 4, No. 9 camera : zoom out )      
Backspace Change to the next camera 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9      
C Switch ON / OFF of auto camera changer. (Toggle mode )      
FORMATION COMMAND
You can change air formation from tight to loose style. To change formation style , you must press "F" firmly. Then press arrow key. If system could not determin both keys pressed, it will be camera command. .
F + Widen formation to 1.5 times as wide as default size. Disabled in "Air Show Mode "    
F + Tighten formation to 0.8 times as wide as default size. Disabled in "Air Show Mode "    
F + Tighten formation depth to even level from default depth. Disabled in "Air Show Mode "    
F + Widen formation depth to 1.5 times as depth as default depth. Disabled in "Air Show Mode "    
S Change the formation between "Delta" (6) / "Diamond" (4) / "Single" (1) (Toggle mode )      
MANEUVER COMMAND ( Refer to also next "Key Command / Mouse Manual in Detail ( Manual Control )" )
A Turn on and off “Auto-Pilot mode. (Toggle mode ) Disabled in "Air Show Mode " or "Oval Course Mode "    
R Move to the end of the runway and stand by to take off. (Single mode ) Disabled in "Air Show Mode " or "Oval Course Mode "    
L Move to the deck of the air carrier and stand by to launch. (Single mode ) Disabled in "Air Show Mode " or "Oval Course Mode "    
Enter Take off / launch trigger. Disabled in "Auto Pilot Mode "    
+(Plus) Accelerating ( up to 2 times of the primary speed ) Disabled in "Auto Pilot Mode "    
-(Minus) Decelerating ( down to 0 ) Disabled in "Auto Pilot Mode "    
Spacebar Decelerating ( down to 0 : same above key ) Disabled in "Auto Pilot Mode "    
K Smoke ON / OFF
**) It will use full memory / only for high performance machine
Disabled in "Air Show Mode "    
OTHER KEY COMMAND
B Turn on and off the background music. (Toggle mode )      
M Skip the BGM to next one. ( Toggle mode )      
ESC End the flight.      
MOUSE MOVEMENT
MOUSE Manuever of the plane. Disabled in "Auto-Pilot Mode "    
MOUSE Right Click Movie "Stop","Replay","Volume Control", etc Shockwave Menu    

Example : #7 Camera Setting

Step Key
Entry
Description Camera View
1    
2 7 Change the camera to #7 on #4 plane.
3 > Change the camera from #4 plane to #6 plane.
4 Move the camera left outside of the #6 plane
5 ] Rotate the camera to the #1 plane.
6 c Auto camera change mode.
Other #7 Camera Setting Examples

Key Command / Mouse Manual in Detail ( Manual Control )

L: Launch stand by
Taxing
Catapult launching
R: Runway takeoff stand by

Launching off at the aircraft carrier
After pressing the key L for about two or three times, the plane would be on the middle of the aircraft carrier. Push “+ key” once to start taxing. It would start out slowly. Use mouse to move to one of the catapults on the carrier (there are 3 catapults in total). (For your reference, at this stage, the key-7 camera is most fitting.) Set the planes parallel to the black line of a catapult. Press the “Space key” to halt. The planes would start flying once you press “Enter.” The planes would be on manual mode. Use mouse to control the movement of the planes and successfully take off. (Camera 1, 2, 7 are the best for take-off.)

Notes:

  • Sometimes planes take off somewhat vertically or move to the side of the carrier. ( To avoid it, please press "L" key a few times at the first step.
  • They have no landing gears.
  • You can take off from both as a part of the formation or a solo pilot.
  • If you press the key A when the planes are on a catapult area, it would turn to the “auto-pilot” mode and start flying like VTOL
  • In general, you can take off from any area on the deck of the air carrier, even outside of the catapults

 


Runway taking off
The planes would move to the end of a runaway on an artificial island, after you press the key R two or three times.. Press “Enter key” to take off. In the default setting, the planes would be in manual mode; use mouse to control the planes and successfully take off from the island. You can also change the speed.

Notes:

  • Sometimes planes take off somewhat vertically.
  • They have no landing gears.
  • You can take off from as a part of the formation or a solo pilot.
  • If you press the key A when the planes are on a ground, it would turn to the “auto-pilot” mode and start flying like VTOL
  • In general, you can take off from any area of the runway or island or sea surface.

Landing
You can land on both the aircraft carrier and the island. To land, direct your plane towards the destination and decelerate using “- (minus) key” or “Space key.” You can land only when the planes and the ground are in parallel. (To check if they are in parallel, use the key-7 camera. If the horizon in the view is in the middle of your screen, your plane and the ground are in parallel.) Note that when the planes' speed falls to zero, you cannot use mouse to control the movement of the plane. If you land successfully, you would see that you are just above the ground. If you do not land successfully, the planes would still be floating from the ground or it would look as though you are buried into the ground.When you are landing on the air carrier, the planes would automatically stop when they comes across the hook. Note that regardless of the place you are landing, landing gears do not come out.

Hints for playing
1) Amusement hints.

  • Seeing the flight of the acrobat teams.
    (Flight Simulator Therapy)
  • Making it as the screen saver.
    (You need some other software to enable html as screensaver.)

2) It may become easy to look by changing the viewpoint of the camera. Also cameras attached to planes are movable. On some kind of key board it will not work properly.

3) The change of the window size is possible by changing 4 corners of the window with a mouse. When movement is not smooth, please make a window size a little small.

4) The air carrier goes around the artificial island in clockwise. When it becomes a deck landing mode (formation approaches), it automatically becomes the stop state.

5) BGM are as follows. All are of "Sound Factory Co."

bgm1.mp3:Indy
bgm2.mp3:Riverside Love
bgm3.mp3:Color Ribbon
bgm4.mp3:Summer Pierce
bgm5.mp3:City Now
bgm6.mp3:Japan Express