TFM Control Key Layered Commands
TFM Control Key layered commands:
The following subsections list all of the default assigned commands within Talking Flight Monitor’s TFM Command layer. Press the TFM Control prior to hitting any of these keyboard commands. These commands are global and will work even if TFM is not the currently focused window. If ctrl (control), shift, or alt are listed, press these keys in combination with the specified letters to invoke the specified action.
Instrument and Autopilot readings:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Output Aircraft’s current altitude (ASL) |
| Shift+A | output aircraft’s autopilot target altitude (ASL) |
| G | Output aircraft’s current Above Ground Level (AGL) |
| S | Output aircraft’s current indicated airspeed (IAS, in KTS) |
| T | output aircraft’s current true air speed (in KTS) |
| U | output aircraft’s current ground speed (in KTS) |
| Shift+s | output aircraft autopilot’s target indicated airspeed |
| M | Output Aircraft’s Mach number |
| H | Output aircraft’s current heading |
| Shift+h | Output aircraft autopilot’s targeted heading |
| U | Output Aircraft’s current groundspeed (in kts) |
| V | Output Aircraft’s Current Vertical Speed (in Feet Per minute, fpm) |
| Shift+V | Output Aircraft Autopilot’s Set Vertical Speed |
| [ (left bracket) | Toggle on/off Attitude Mode |
Miscellaneous aircraft instruments
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| B | Output aircraft’s currently set Altimeter (millibars followed by Inches) |
| shift+C | Output Aircraft’s Com Radio status |
| N | Output Aircraft’s Nav radio status |
| X | output aircraft’s current transponder code |
| Shift+B | Output aircraft’s currently set Autobreak setting |
| F | Output aircraft’s Current Fuel (In Lbs) |
| L | Aircraft’s current Flaps state |
| Y | Switch the Aircraft’s Com1 standby Frequency as the Com1 Active Frequency |
Miscellaneous commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| C | show location (if at an airport, outputs current aircraft’s location on the field,, otherwise outputs closest city or current body of water flying over) |
| I | Output current winds (in KTS) |
| D | Distance to destination airport (in Nautical miles) |
| Shift+D | Output Distance to descent (in Nautical miles) |
| W | Announce aircraft in-bound waypoint, (Requires a flight plan to be loaded through the simulator to work propperly) |
| Control+t | Toggle on/off auto announcement of changes in Aircraft trim |
| Shift+T | announce current trim |
| R | Announce current sim rate |
| Shift+R | Output aircraft landing rate in Feet Per minute |
| Ctrl+r | Toggle Runway Guidance on/off |
| 1 through 0 | fuel tank quantity (in KGs or LBs) |
| Ctrl+1 through 4 | engine n1 and n2 value |
| Shift+1 through 4 | engine thrust, in percentage and LBs |
| / (slash) | Announce speed brake position |
| F10 | Announce current local time based on the aircraft’s current location |
| F11 | current zulu time (gmt) |