Chances are you will not ever actually land a jumbo jet at the Jakarta International Airport, but you may feel as if you have done so when using “Microsoft Flight Simulator X.” Microsoft’s meticulous attention to realistic accuracy in the airports, planes, atmospheric conditions, maps, physics and more makes “Flight Simulator X” one of the most entertaining educational experiences around, especially for enthusiasts who might otherwise only dream of stepping into a real cockpit. The basic controls for taking off, landing and flying a plane include the number pad “4” and “6” (bank left and right), number pad “8” and “2” (elevator down and up), number pad “0” and “Enter” (rudder left and right), number pad “*” and “-“ (brake left and right), number pad “5” (center controls), “F6” and “F7” (retract and extend flaps), “Ctrl-E” (start engine), “F4” (full throttle), “F1” (cut throttle), “Ctrl-.” (toggle parking brake) and “G” (toggle landing gear up and down). Leave the “NumLock” key on for many of these controls to work. Press “Esc” and then choose “End Flight” when you are finished flying. Writer Bio
