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The map screen

The in-flight map: where you are, the airfields and other jets, and the ruler for bearings and distances.

On this page
The FlightOut map screen over the Kashmir valley: shaded relief, airfields, the red border, a ruler measuring 256 km to Leh, and the side panel with own ship, nearest airfield, ruler and marks
The map screen, with a ruler from the jet towards Leh and the side panel on the right.

Press M to open the map, and M or Esc to close it. The flight carries on underneath: the map is not a pause, so keep an eye on your jet.

What it shows

  • A shaded relief chart of Kashmir with a latitude and longitude grid and the red outline of the region.
  • Airfields with their runways.
  • Your jet, with your track.
  • Other jets: blue for friendly, red for enemy, yellow for other players.
  • Named peaks (K2, Nanga Parbat, Rakaposhi, Nun), lakes and regions.

It opens zoomed in around you and follows you until you move it. Sharper detail fades in as you zoom.

The side panel

SectionShows
OWN SHIPLatitude and longitude, heading, altitude (ft) and ground speed (kt)
NEAREST AIRFIELDIts code and name, bearing and distance
RULERThe bearing and distance you are measuring
MARKSBearing and distance to each of your marks
CENTRE ON MEMoves the map back to your jet
CLEAR ALLRemoves all marks and the ruler

Distances are shown in both kilometres and nautical miles.

Using the mouse

MouseAction
WheelZoom in and out (about your jet while the map follows you, about the pointer once you have moved it)
Left dragMove the map
Left clickDrop a mark (up to 9)
Right dragMeasure with the ruler: bearing, distance and the reverse bearing, and when it starts at a jet, the time to get there at that jet's speed
Right clickRemove a mark or the ruler

The ruler snaps to jets, airfields and marks, and holds on: measure to another jet and the ruler follows it as it moves.

Checked against FlightOut 0.5.1.