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All other companies or products mentioned herein are the property of, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2 Contents GETTING STARTED EASY......................................................................................................... 5 Tips from the iEntertainment Network CEO, Wild Bill Stealey .................................................... 5 Download & Installation............................................................................................................... 10 Preflight Selections ....................................................................................................................... 13 3D Device Selection ..................................................................................................................... 13 Main Menu.................................................................................................................................... 15 Tower Screen ................................................................................................................................ 16 Setting Up your Game Controllers ............................................................................................... 18 Joystick ................................................................................................................................. 18 Centering the Joystick, Rudder and Throttle ........................................................................ 20 Mouse.................................................................................................................................... 21 Sound Settings .............................................................................................................................. 22 Color Settings................................................................................................................................ 23 Video Settings ............................................................................................................................... 24 Miscellaneous Settings.................................................................................................................. 25 Force Feedback Settings ............................................................................................................... 27 FLYING BASICS ......................................................................................................................... 30 Takeoffs ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Autopilot Settings ......................................................................................................................... 30 Views ............................................................................................................................................ 31 Changing Field of View................................................................................................................ 31 Finding & Attacking Targets ........................................................................................................ 32 Landing ......................................................................................................................................... 33 Bailing........................................................................................................................................... 34 Keyboard Commands.................................................................................................................... 35 Offline Missions and Games......................................................................................................... 39 Flying Online ................................................................................................................................ 42 Creating a WarBirds Account ...................................................................................................... 43 Logging into an Arena .................................................................................................................. 44 Private Arenas ............................................................................................................................... 45 Viewing the Activity around the Field.......................................................................................... 47 Using the Radio Buffer ................................................................................................................. 48 Radio Tuning ................................................................................................................................ 49 Transmitting a Message ................................................................................................................ 50 Receiving Messages...................................................................................................................... 50 Game Managers ............................................................................................................................ 50 TeamSpeak.................................................................................................................................... 51 Controlling your aircraft ................................................................................................................52 Control Surfaces............................................................................................................................ 53 Trim............................................................................................................................................... 54 Autotrim ........................................................................................................................................ 54 3 Maneuvers- Aileron, Roll, Break Turn, Immelmann, Turn, Loop, Skid, Wing Over …………...56 Structural Limits ........................................................................................................................... 58 Spin Recovery ............................................................................................................................... 58 Engine Management ..................................................................................................................... 59 Bombing & Gunnery..................................................................................................................... 60 Bombing........................................................................................................................................ 60 Gunnery......................................................................................................................................... 62 Jumping Gunner Positions ............................................................................................................ 63 Artillery Spotting .......................................................................................................................... 64 Capturing Enemy Airfields & Towns ........................................................................................... 64 Ground Vehicles ........................................................................................................................... 67 Carrier Operations......................................................................................................................... 71 Community ................................................................................................................................... 74 Training........................................................................................................................................