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Welcome to the official user manual for Real Flight Simulator.
<!--T:48-->[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCSy6-pa82n0kwiJFeAIfyKu8bpC8OVRx '''Main menu'''Tutorial videos: www.youtube.com/RORTOS]
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<gallery widths="450px" heights="337px" perrow="3">
File:RFS Manual UI HOME 2.png|Main menu
File:RFS Manual UI GAME 2.png|In flight user interface
File:RFS Manual UI AIRCFRAT 2.png|Aircraft and liveries
</gallery>
== 1 FLY NOW == <!--T:50-->
<div id="1_Fly_Now" style="display:inline;"></div>
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Quickly enter the flight simulator
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[[File:SelectPlane.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
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Choose an airplane from the list on the left.<br/>
Change livery (REAL or VIRTUAL) by tapping on the arrows at the sides of the livery name or tap on the livery name to open the complete list.
* CONFIRM: Proceed to route selection
* BACK: Back to main menu
* CREATE LIVERY: Proceed to web page [http://www.realflightsimulator.org/liveries RFS Liveries] to download livery templates (needs graphical package supporting .psd file format). Tutorial video instructions: https://youtu.be/FmwjD-TCS4E<br/>
<div id="RouteSelection">=== 1.2 Route Selection ===</div>
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[[File:FlightPlan.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
Zoom in or out by pinching the map, smaller airports appear by zooming in more.<br/>
Select an airport on the map by tapping on its ICAO code or search it using the ICAO Search button.<br/>
Choose takeoff or landing by tapping on the icon to the right of the airport name, tap again to cancel it.<br/>
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'''Airports types:'''
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<gallery widths="360px" heights="182px" perrow="3">
File:HD.png|HD|HD Airport
File:SD.png|SD|SD Airport
File:LD.png|LD|LD Airport
</gallery>
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'''HD Airport - Selection'''
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<gallery widths="450px" heights="307px" perrow="3">
File:HD Airport 01.png|HD Airport 01|No selection
File:HD Airport 02.png|HD Airport 02|Start from RUNWAY
File:HD Airport 03.png|HD Airport 03|Start from GATE
</gallery>
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'''SD/LD Airport - Selection'''
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<gallery widths="450px" heights="307px" perrow="3">
File:EBMB 01.png|EBMB 01|Start from runway
File:EBMB 02.png|EBMB 02|Land on runway (Taxi to gate if HD Airport)
</gallery>
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* START FLIGHT: Take control of the airplane
* RESET: Clear airport selection
* BACK: Back to airplane selection
<div id="3_Real_Time_Flights" style="display:inline;"></div>
== 2 REAL TIME FLIGHTS == <!--T:63-->
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Search for real flights and fly them.<br/>
Zoom in or out by pinching the map.<br/>
Search for an aircraft using the search bar by entering the aircraft type or flight ID. <br/>
Click on any aircraft on the map to display the flight information.<br/>
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[[File:RealTimeFlight.png|600px|none|middle|thumb]]
* CONFIRM: Go to the aircraft page and select the aircraft livery, then proceed to START FLIGHT
* BACK: Back to main menu
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<div id="2_Advanced_Flight_Planner" style="display:inline;"></div>
== 3 ADVANCED FLIGHT PLANNER == <!--T:66-->
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Plan carefully your flight plan and execute it.
[[File:AdvancedFlightPlanner.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
=== 3.1 File selection === <!--T:68-->
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Choose an existing plan from the list on the left or choose an option from the top bar.
* NEW: Create a new flight plan
* DUPLICATE: Create a copy of the selected flight plan
* EDIT: Edit selected flight plan
* DELETE: Delete selected flight plan
* START FLIGHT: Start the selected flight plan
* BACK: Back to main menu
=== 3.2 Edit/New === <!--T:70-->
[[File:EditNew.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
: '''GENERAL'''
::* TITLE: Insert the title of your flight plan
::* DESCRIPTION: Insert the description of your flight plan
::* TAGS: insert any tags of your flight plan separated by a space (example: “Asia Rain Singapore”)
:
:'''DATE/TIME'''
::* CUSTOM/REAL: Choose real time or customize any setting
::* DATE: Tap on the date to change it
::* TIME: Move the slider to change it
:'''FLIGHT PLAN'''
::* See your planned route. Tap on EDIT to create/change your route
:: [[File:RFS_FlightPlan2.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
::* Select departure and arrival airports
::* Choose DEPARTURE to set the SID procedure (HD airports includes Transitions)
::* Choose ARRIVAL to set the STAR procedure (only HD airports)
::* Choose APPROACH to set the landing runway
::* Choose ADD LEG to add a new leg up to a maximum of 5
::* Choose REMOVE LEG to remove a leg
::* Tap on any leg to edit the flight plan for that leg
::* BACK: to ignore changes
::* CONFIRM: to set your flight plan
:'''AIRCRAFT''': View the airplane you have selected
::* CHANGE: change your airplane
::* FUEL: Move the slider to change quantity
::* PASSENGERS: Move the slider to change quantity
::* CARGO: Move the slider to change quantity
:'''METAR''': Sets your weather
::* CUSTOM: move sliders to change weather settings
::* REAL: real weather conditions
::* RANDOM: random weather conditions
<div id="4_Multiplayer" style="display:inline;"></div>
== 4 MULTIPLAYER == <!--T:71-->
Real time Multiplayer
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[[File:RFS_Manual_Multiplayer_Server.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
Choose MY PROFILE to manage your stats and rank. Each complete flight with take off and landing will earn you Flight Points (FP).<br/>
Choose VIRTUAL AIRLINE to manage your Virtual Airline.<br/>
Choose an available server from the list.<br/>
Join ATC (Beta) for playing as ATC or Pilot.<br/>
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Follow this link [https://youtu.be/q3MAwZQ0WuA Basic functions of human-controlled ATC] for watching the tutorial.<br/><br/>
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[[File:RFS_multiplayer_infobox.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
Tap on any airplane to see pilot details.
<div id="5_Settings" style="display:inline;"></div>
===5.2 SETTINGS=== <!--T:76-->
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; SOUND
:* MASTER SOUND: Set overall sound volume
:* AIRCRAFT: Set Aircraft Volume
:* EGPWS WARNING: Set volume of EGPWS warnings
:* PILOT MONITORING VOICE: Select pilot monitoring voice
:* ATC COMMS: Set volume of pilot monitoring voice and ATC Radio comms
:* ATC OTHER COMMS: Set volume of other pilots and ATC Radio comms
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; FAILURES: All failures are global and apply to all airplanes.
:* CUSTOM/RANDOM/OFF: Choose your failures, get surprised by random failures or switch them off
:* Move the failure list up/down to scroll it and see all available failures
:* Move the slider of each failure to set it at the desired frequency or move it all the way to the left to switch it off
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; PILOTS
Scroll the first option to choose the gender of your pilot and co-pilot. Scroll the second option to choose the face.
:* CUSTOMIZE: Allows you to apply a customized face to your pilot by uploading a .png or .jpg image.
:* VOICE: Allows you to change the voice of your copilot.
===5.3 LOGBOOK=== <!--T:81-->
; For each activity
:* REAL DATE: the real calendar date in which the activity has been performed
:* ACTIVITY DATE: the activity date as set by the flight plan
:* AIRCRAFT: the airplane used to fly
:* FROM: Departure airport
:* TO: Arrival airport
:* DURATION: Flight time
:* TOTAL TIME: Total duration of all flights
<div id="5.5_Release_Note" style="display:inline;"></div>
===5.5 RELEASE NOTE=== <!--T:83-->
Press this button to read the latest news on the game. Read Release Note [[RFS Release Note|Android]], [[RFS Release Note iOS|iOS]].
===5.6 ONLINE STATUS=== <!--T:84-->
<div id="5.6_Online_Status" style="display:inline;"></div>
View your online status.
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
||
||RFS
||RFS PRO
|-
||AIRCRAFT<br/>HD, Custom liveries, 3D cockpit,<br/>working parts, lights
||Saab 340<br/>Bombardier CRJ900<br/>Airbus A320-200
||All RFS airplanes +<br/>AIRBUS A321neo<br/>AIRBUS A330-300<br/>AIRBUS A340-200<br/>AIRBUS A350-900<br/>AIRBUS A380-800<br/>ATR 72-600<br/>BAE SYSTEMS 146<br/>BOEING 737-800<br/>BOEING 737-800BCF<br/>BOEING 747-200B<br/>BOEING 747-400<br/>BOEING 767-300<br/>BOEING 767-300F<br/>BOEING 777-200<br/>BOEING 787-8 DREAMLINER<br/>CESSNA 172<br/>CONCORDE<br/>EMBRAER E190<br/>MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11<br/>MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F<br/>TUPOLEV TU-154M<br/>… more coming soon
|-
||HD AIRPORTS
||35 Airports with High res<br/>satellite imagery, lifelike 3D <br/>buildings, taxiways and<br/>detailed procedures<br/>(departure, arrival, approach)
||All RFS HD AIRPORTS +<br/> Ground and Air traffic
|-
||SD AIRPORTS
||500 Airports with Runways,<br/> 3D buildings and procedures<br/>(departure and approach)
||All RFS SD AIRPORTS +<br/>Local Air traffic
|-
||LD AIRPORTS
||No
||14000 Airports with<br/>Runways and procedures<br/>(departure and approach) +<br/>Local Air traffic
|-
||MULTIPLAYER
||No
||Realtime multiplayer,<br/>fly together with pilots from<br/>all over the world.
|-
||ATC - Air Traffic Control
||No
||Interactive multi voice ATC<br/>procedures and communications
|-
||REAL TIME TRAFFIC
||No
||Real time traffic for the 35<br/>largest airports in the world<br/>and their connected<br/>destinations
|-
||FLY REAL TIME FLIGHTS
||No
||Jump on any available real<br/>time flight and bring it<br/>to destination (or wherever you<br/>want…)
|-
||ADVANCED FLIGHT PLANNER
||No
||Advanced Flight Plan with<br/>multiple options to<br/>create / edit / duplicate<br/>complex flight plans
|-
||SATELLITE TERRAINS
||No
||High definition worldwide<br/>satellite terrains (requires<br/>online connection to stream<br/>data)
|-
||SATELLITE HEIGHTMAPS
||No
||High definition worldwide<br/>heightmaps (requires online<br/>connection to stream data)
|}
<div id="8_Flight_User_Interface" style="display:inline;"></div>
==8 IN FLIGHT USER INTERFACE == <!--T:88-->
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<div id="anchor1">'''1. A/P - AUTO PILOT'''</div>
'''[[File:AP.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]'''
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[[File:RFS_Manual_Ground_Check_Exterior.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
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Tap to open/close the checklist panel
:CHECKLIST panel:
:PREV - Go to previous checklist
:CLEAR - Delete current list
:NEXT - Go to next checklist
:CLOSE - Close the checklist
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:'''5.5 CHECKLIST'''
:[[File:CHECKLIST01.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
:Tap to open/close the checklist panel
:[[File:CHECKLIST02.png|600px|none|middle|thumb]]
:
:CHECKLIST panel:
:'''PREV''' - Go to previous checklist
:'''CLEAR''' - Delete current list
:'''NEXT''' - Go to next checklist
:'''CLOSE''' - Close the checklist
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Keep the button pressed and move up/down to change flaps settings.
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<div id="anchor7">'''7. GEAR - LANDING GEAR'''</div>
Press to extend/retract the landing gear. Make sure to have an IAS (Indicated Airspeed) below "VLO" (Maximum landing gear operating speed) in order to extend it.
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<div id="anchor8">'''8. SPOILER'''</div>
[[File:SPOILER01.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
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Keep the button pressed and move up/down to change spoilers settings.
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<div id="anchor9">'''9. BRAKE - GROUND BRAKE'''</div>
Tap to switch on/off the ground brake.
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<div id="anchor10">'''10. RUD - RUDDER'''</div>
Move left/right to operate the rudder.
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<div id="anchor11">'''11. Change PANEL INSTRUMENTS'''</div>
Tap to switch multiple panel configuration.<br/>
Keep the button pressed and move up/down to quickly change the panel.<br/>
Press and hold on a single instrument for 1 second and move up/down/left/right to customize it.
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<div id="anchor12">'''12. Change CAMERA'''</div>
Tap to switch multiple camera views.<br/>
Keep the button pressed and move up/down/left/right to quickly choose the desired camera view.<br/>
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<div id="anchor13">'''13. Custom PANEL INDICATORS'''</div>
[[File:CustomDataLabels.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
Keep the indicator pressed and move up/down/left/right to change the indicator type.<br/>
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<div id="anchor14">'''14. Flight Plan MAP/FMC'''</div>
<gallery widths="400px" heights="300px" perrow="2">
File:Planner.png|Planner|
File:PlannerFlight.png|PlannerFlight|
</gallery>
'''FMC'''- Flight Management Computer: Open/close FMC panel.<br/>
'''CENTER'''- Center the map view on your airplane.<br/>
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Once a waypoint has been selected, press:<br/>
"'''+'''" to add a new waypoint to your flight plan. It will be automatically added below the selected waypoint on the flight plan. If you have not selected anything from the flight plan, this waypoint will be added to the bottom of the list.<br/>
"'''Đ'''" (Direct to) icon to delete the entire flight plan and go directly to the selected waypoint.<br/><br/>
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'''RMV''' - REMOVE: Select a waypoint from the list and press RMV to remove it.<br/>
'''NXT''' - NEXT: Select a waypoint from the list and press NXT to make it the next active waypoint.<br/>
'''UP''' - UP: Select a waypoint from the list and press UP to move it to the up in the list.<br/>
'''DWN''' - DOWN: Select a waypoint from the list and press DOWN to move it to down in the list.<br/>
'''CLR''' - CLEAR: Clear all waypoints.<br/>
'''DEP''' - DEPARTURE: Only departure on HD airport. Press DEP to open the SID list, then choose a SID and press SELECT to activate it.<br/>
'''ARR''' - ARRIVAL: Only arrival on HD airport. Press ARR to open the STAR list, then choose a STAR and press SELECT to activate it.<br/>
'''APP''' - APPROACH: Active only if an arrival airport exists in your flight plan. Press APP to open the APPROACH list, then choose an APPROACH and press SELECT, then choose the TRANSITION (only HD airport) and press SELECT to activate it.<br/>
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<div id="anchor15">'''15. PAUSE'''</div>
:; '''TAKEOFF / LANDING'''
:[[File:TakeOffLanding.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
:Choose any of the options available to quickly perform an activity<br/><br/>
:; '''DATE / TIME'''
:[[File:GamePause 02.jpeg|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
:* CUSTOM/REAL: Choose real time or customize any setting
:* DATE: Tap on the date to change it
:* TIME: Move the slider to change it<br/><br/>
:; '''AIRCRAFT'''
:[[File:GamePause 03.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
:* FUEL: Move the slider to change quantity
:* PASSENGERS: Move the slider to change quantity
:* CARGO: Move the slider to change quantity<br/><br/>
:; '''WEATHER''': Sets your current weather
:[[File:GamePause 04.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
:* CUSTOM: move sliders to change weather settings
:* REAL: real weather conditions<br/><br/>
:; '''FAILURES''': All failures are global and apply to all airplanes.
:[[File:GamePause 05.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
:* CUSTOM/RANDOM/OFF: Choose your failures, get surprised by random failures or switch them off
:* Move the failure list up/down to scroll it and see all available failures
:* Move the slider of each failure to set it at the desired frequency or move it all the way to the left to switch it off<br/><br/>
:; '''CONTROLS'''
:[[File:GamePause 06.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
:* SENSITIVITY: Set your control sensitivity, the lower the sensitivity, the smoother the response of the airplane to your movements
:* INPUT TYPE: Choose your device accelerometer or a virtual joystick. Virtual joystick can be activated in any free part of the screen excluding the HUD area
:* INVERT VERTICAL AXIS: Switch to normal or inverted virtual joystick's vertical axis<br/><br/>
:; '''CALIBRATE''': Tap to calibrate and return to your flight<br/><br/>
:; '''CONTINUE''': Return to your flight<br/><br/>
:; '''EXIT'''- Leave the flight
:[[File:GamePause 07.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
: If you Exit you will have access to:
:* EXIT: Back to main menu
:* TRY AGAIN: Restart your flight
:* REWIND: Return to your flight as it was one minute before exiting/crashing
:* REPORT: End of flight report. Will also appear when switching engines off or after connecting PBB (Passenger Boarding Bridge) and switching engines off
:* REPLAY: Look at your replay<br/><br/>
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:'''16.3 IN FLIGHT CHAT'''<br/>
: <gallery widths="400px" heights="203px" perrow="2">
: File:RFS Manual COMMS CHAT MAIN.png|MAIN CHAT the same chat as the one in the main menu available to all players. Tap on the top left button to change language.
: File:RFS Manual COMMS CHAT MULTIPLAYER.png|MULTIPLAYER CHAT named after the server you have chosen in multiplayer. Tap on the top right button to filter pilots by distance.
: </gallery><br/>
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<div id="anchor18">'''18. CAMERA SETTINGS'''</div>
If enabled, tap to open camera settings
For cockpit cameras:
[[File:MonitorsMenu.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]
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<div id="12_Aircraft" style="display:inline;"></div>
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Choose an airplane from the list on the left.<br/>
Change livery (REAL or VIRTUAL) by tapping on the arrows at the sides of the livery name or tap on the livery name to open the complete list.
* CREATE LIVERY: Proceed to web page [http://www.realflightsimulator.org/liveries RFS Liveries] to download livery templates (needs graphical package supporting .psd file format). Tutorial video instructions: https://youtu.be/FmwjD-TCS4E<br/>