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Welcome to the official user manual for Real Flight Simulator.
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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
=== 1.1 Plane selection === <!--T:52-->
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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
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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
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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)
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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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<div id="2_Advanced_Flight_Planner" style="display:inline;"></div>
== 3 ADVANCED FLIGHT PLANNER == <!--T:66-->
=== 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”)::'''SoundDATE/TIME'''::*CUSTOM/REAL: Choose real time or customize any setting::* Sound - Turn DATE: Tap on/off all audiothe date to change it::*TIME: Move the slider to change it:'''FLIGHT PLAN'''::* Radio - Turn See your planned route. Tap onEDIT to create/off 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 radio c<span>hatter</span>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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Follow this link [https://youtu.be/q3MAwZQ0WuA Basic functions of human-controlled ATC] for watching the tutorial.<br/><br/>
== 5 OTHER OPTIONS == <!--T:74-->
[[File:Other Options.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]
<div id="5.1_Resume_Last_Activity" style="display:inline;"></div>
===5.1 RESUME LAST ACTIVITY=== <!--T:75-->
You can use this button to quickly resume your last flight where you left it.
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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
===5.6 ONLINE STATUS=== <!--T:84-->
<div id="5.6_Online_Status" style="display:inline;"></div>
View your online status.
<gallery widths!--T:86-->{| class="360px" heights="182px" perrow="3wikitable"|-||||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 soonFile:|-||HD.pngAIRPORTS||35 Airports with High res<br/>satellite imagery, lifelike 3D <br/>buildings, taxiways and<br/>detailed procedures<br/>(departure, arrival, approach)||All RFS HDAIRPORTS +<br/> Ground and Air traffic|HD Airport-File:||SD.pngAIRPORTS||500 Airports with Runways,<br/> 3D buildings and procedures<br/>(departure and approach)||All RFS SDAIRPORTS +<br/>Local Air traffic|SD Airport-File:||LDAIRPORTS||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.png|-||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|LD|LD AirportNo||High definition worldwide<br/gallery>heightmaps (requires online<br/>connection to stream data)|}
<gallery widthsdiv id="450px8_Flight_User_Interface" heightsstyle="307px" perrow="3display:inline;"></div>File==8 IN FLIGHT USER INTERFACE == <!--T:HD Airport 01.png|HD Airport 01|File:HD Airport 02.png|HD Airport 02|File:HD Airport 03.png|HD Airport 03|</gallery88-->
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[[File:RFS UI.png|700px|none|baseline|thumb]]
#[[#anchor1|A/P - AUTO PILOT]]
#[[#anchor2|THR - THROTTLE]]
#[[#anchor3|MASTER CAUTION]]
#[[#anchor4|GROUND SYSTEMS]]
#[[#anchor5|AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS]]
#[[#anchor6|FLAPS]]
#[[#anchor7|GEAR - LANDING GEAR]]
#[[#anchor8|SPOILER]]
#[[#anchor9|BRAKE - GROUND BRAKE]]
#[[#anchor10|RUD - RUDDER]]
#[[#anchor11|Change PANEL INSTRUMENTS]]
#[[#anchor12|Change CAMERA]]
#[[#anchor13|Custom PANEL INDICATORS]]
#[[#anchor14|Planner MAP/FMC]]
#[[#anchor15|PAUSE]]
#[[#anchor16|COMMS - COMMUNICATIONS]]
#[[#anchor17|VDGS - VISUAL DOCKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM]]
#[[#anchor18|CAMERA SETTINGS]]
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<gallery widths!--T:91--><div id="450px" heights="307px" perrow="3anchor1">'''1. A/P - AUTO PILOT'''</div>'''[[File:EBMB 01AP.png|EBMB 01400px|File:EBMB 02.pngnone|EBMB 02middle|</gallery>thumb]]'''
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'''A/P''' - AUTO PILOT: Tap to open/close the auto pilot panel.<br/>
'''NAV''' - NAVIGATION: Activates auto pilot navigation. The aircraft follows the flight plan. When NAVIGATION is active, Speed, Heading and Altitude cannot be changed manually..<br/>
'''APP''' - APPROACH: Activates auto approach. Available only when airplane is within ILS range.<br/>
'''SPD''' - SPEED: Keep the button pressed and move up/down to set the speed.<br/>
'''HDG''' - HEADING: Keep the button pressed and move up/down to set the heading.<br/>
'''ALT''' - ALTITUDE: Keep the button pressed and move up/down to set the altitude.<br/>
'''VS''' - VERTICAL SPEED: Keep the button pressed and move up/down to set the vertical speed.
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<div id="anchor2">'''2. THR - THROTTLE''': Move up/down to set desired engine thrust.</div><br/>
<div id="anchor3">'''3. MASTER CAUTION''': Shows any active alarm. Tap to reset alarms.</div><br/>
<!--T:154-->'''5. AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS''';:Tap to open/close the currently selected sub-menu.:Keep the button pressed and move up/down to select a different sub-menu (SYSTEMS, ENGINES, LIGHTS, FUEL, CHECKLIST).<br/><br/>:<div id="anchor5">'''5.1 SYSTEMS'''</div>:[[File:SYSTEM01.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]::'''HUD''' - switch HUD on/off::'''WP HUD''' - switch WayPoints labels on/off::'''AC HUD''' - switch other AirCraft labels on/off::'''COMMS HUD''' - switch COMMS text on/off::'''APU''' - AUXILIARY POWER UNIT: switch APU on/off::'''ICE''' - switch deicing on/off::'''SEAT BELTS''' - switch seat belts advise on/off::'''NO SMOKING''' - switch no smoking advise on/off::'''EditWIPERS''' - switch wipers ON/NewOFF:<br/>:'''5.2 ENGINES'''* General:[[File:ENGINES01.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]** Title: Insert :For each engine:::'''FIRE''' - Tap once to activate, tap again when ready to use extinguisher, will deactivate automatically after a few seconds if not used.::'''ENG x N1 xx%''' - Tap once to start up the title of your flight planengine, ready when green; tap again to switch it off. Displays N1 (Low pressure compressor rotational speed) for each engine.::'''THR xx%''' - Move up/down to adjust engines thrust separately.:<br/>:'''5.3 LIGHTS''':[[File:LIGHTS.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]::'''COCKPIT LIGHTS''' - keep the button pressed and move up/down to set cockpit lights:** Description: Insert '''NAV LIGHTS''' - switch navigation lights on/off::'''LANDING LIGHTS''' - switch landing lights on/off::'''TAXI LIGHTS''' - switch taxi lights on/off::'''CABIN LIGHTS''' - keep the description of your flight planbutton pressed and move up/down to set cabin lights** Tags: insert any tags of your flight plan separated by space (example:'''BEACON LIGHTS''' - switch beacon lights on/off::'''STROBE LIGHTS''' - switch strobe lights on/off::'''LOGO LIGHTS''' - switch logo lights on/off:<br/>:'''5.4 FUEL''':[[File:FUEL01.png|400px|none|middle|thumb]]::'''LEFT TANK''' - Tap to release fuel::'''RIGHT TANK''' - Tap to release fuel:: “Asia Rain Singapore”)'''FUEL''' - Move left/right to move fuel from one tank to the other<br/>
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<div id="anchor6">'''6. FLAPS'''</div>
[[File:FLAP.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/>
<!--T:98--><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:* Metar - DepartureCARGO: Move the slider to change quantity<br/><br/>:; '''WEATHER''': Sets your departure current weather:[[File:GamePause 04.png|700px|none|middle|thumb]]:** CustomCUSTOM: move sliders to change weather settings:** RealREAL: 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:* RandomINVERT 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/>: random weather conditions; '''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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<div id="anchor16">'''16. COMMS - COMMUNICATIONS'''</div>
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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.
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<!--T:101--><div id==Real Time Flights "anchor17">'''17. VDGS - VISUAL DOCKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM'''</div>Available on any HD Airport. Follow map instructions to reach your assigned gate, then reach the parking area following instructions provided by the VDGS. When correctly parked (PRO onlyOK), the PASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE will become available.<br/><gallery widths="154px" heights="180px" perrow="4">File:RFS_Manual_RIGHT-ARROW.png|Aircraft not aligned, move to the left|Aircraft not aligned, move to the leftFile:RFS_Manual_FEETS.png|Aircraft correctly aligned, distance in feet to target area|Aircraft correctly aligned, distance in feet to target areaFile:RFS_Manual_STOP.png|Target area reached, stop aircraft here|Target area reached, stop aircraft hereFile:RFS_Manual_TOO-FAR.png|Target area overpassed, move back|Target area overpassed, move backSearch for real flights and fly them</gallery>
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