games-pc falcon 3 User Manual

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You may also switch directly into Target View by pressing 

Q once you have locked up an

enemy on radar, without firing a missile.

If you are firing an A-G missile, 

Q works like the first two modes in A-A. The first time you

press 

Q, you are behind the missile heading for your target. The second time you press it,

you see the missile coming at you from the ground target’s perspective.

The Satellite View gives you a top-down view of your aircraft as seen from a satellite high
in the sky. You can zoom in quite close or zoom out to check out the landscape directly under
you. By using the rotate keys, you can change the Satellite View to view from any angle and
position. Press 

1 on the top row of the keyboard for Satellite View.

The Ground View is the opposite of the Satellite View. It looks straight up from the ground
at your aircraft. By using the rotate keys, you can change the Ground View to view from any
angle and position. Select the Ground View by pressing the 

2 key on the top row of the

keyboard.

You can get an interesting perspective by switching to the Wingman View. This is a view of
your plane from your wingman’s position. Switch to the Wingman View by pressing the 

7

key. If you are flying in a multi-plane formation, the Wingman View is from the pilot listed
as 1ST WING in the Armament screen. (Click the button labeled F-16 in the Armament
screen to see the names and numbers of your wingmen.) If you repeatedly press the 

7 key,

you will switch views among each of the wingmen in your multi-plane formation.

One of the things that makes the outside views so interesting is the ability to change the
camera angle by zooming and rotating. Zoom in by pressing the 

1 key. Zoom out by

pressing the 

2 key. To rotate to the left, press the 3 key. To rotate to the right, press

4. To rotate up, press s

«3. To rotate down, press s«4.

Normal rotation is relatively fast. To slow down the rotation, hold down the 

c key as you

press the other keys.

When you rotate a view around the X or Y axis, the center of rotation is around the plane you
are viewing (your plane or your wingman’s plane).

In addition to the outside views during normal flight, you can also switch to the same outside
views when reviewing a video tape of your mission in ACMI. While the VCR has buttons for
rotation and zooming, you can use the key combinations described above to change outside
views. See  Section XI: ACMI for more information about ACMI.