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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:

CommandDescription
AOutput Aircraft’s current altitude (ASL)
Shift+Aoutput aircraft’s autopilot target altitude (ASL)
GOutput aircraft’s current Above Ground Level (AGL)
SOutput aircraft’s current indicated airspeed (IAS, in KTS)
Toutput aircraft’s current true air speed (in KTS)
Uoutput aircraft’s current ground speed (in KTS)
Shift+soutput aircraft autopilot’s target indicated airspeed
MOutput Aircraft’s Mach number
HOutput aircraft’s current heading
Shift+hOutput aircraft autopilot’s targeted heading
UOutput Aircraft’s current groundspeed (in kts)
VOutput Aircraft’s Current Vertical Speed (in Feet Per minute, fpm)
Shift+VOutput Aircraft Autopilot’s Set Vertical Speed
[(left bracket)Toggle on/off Attitude Mode

Miscellaneous aircraft instruments

CommandDescription
bOutput aircraft’s currently set Altimeter (milibars followed by Inches)
shift+COutput Aircraft’s Com Radio status
NOutput Aircraft’s Nav radio status
Xoutput aircraft’s current transponder code
Shift+BOutput aircraft’s currently set Autobreak setting
FOutput aircraft’s Current Fuel (In Lbs)
LAircraft’s current Flaps state
TAircraft’s current Trim
YSwitch the Aircraft’s Com1 standby Frequency as the Com1 Active Frequency

Miscellaneous commands:

CommandDescription
Cshow location (if at an airport, outputs current aircraft’s location on the field,, otherwise outputs closest city or current body of water flying over)
IOutput current winds (in KTS)
DDistance to destination airport (in Nautical miles)
Shift+DOutput Distance to descent (in Nautical miles)
Control+tToggle on/off auto announcement of changes in Aircraft trim
Shift+Tannounce current trim
RAnnounce current sim rate
Shift+ROutput aircraft landing rate in Feet Per minute
Ctrl+rToggle Runway Guidance on/off
1 through 0fuel tank quantity (in KGs or LBs)
Ctrl+1 through 4engine n1 and n2 value
Shift+1 through 4engine thrust, in percentage and LBs
/ (slash)Announce speed brake position
F10Announce current local time based on the aircraft’s current location
F11current zulu time (gmt)