Flight Control Stick; Throttle Sector - DCS F-86F Flaming Cliffs Quick Start Manual

Flight Control Stick

The stick is used to control the attitude of the aircraft and thus, the trajectory which aircraft flies. Left
and right motions perform the rolls for the turns, forward and aft motions perform the nose up and
nose down actions to climb or descend respectively. The stick provides some other controls for the
pilot: the 4-way trim hat, the main fire button, the rocket launch (bomb drop) button, and the special
button for the extended nose wheel steering activation.
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Throttle Sector

The throttle sector consists of the throttle grip – the lever type control located on the left side of the
cockpit and the flaps lever. Moving throttle grip aft and forward the pilot controls the engine RPM and
thus – the engine thrust. The throttle grip comprises the additional controls: the air brake slider
switch and microphone push-to-talk button.
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[FLAMING
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CLIFFS]
DCS
1. Missile launch and bomb release
R.Alt Space
button +
2. Gun and AA missile fire button
Space
.
3. Nose wheel steering button.
L.Alt Q
+ .
4. 4-way trim hat:
R.Ctrl .
+ – aft (nose up);
R.Ctrl ;
+ - forward (nose down);
R.Ctrl ,
+ - left roll ;
R.Ctrl /
+ - right roll.
1. Throttle grip.
B
2. Air brake slider .
3. Microphone button.
F
4. Flaps lever .
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