Ridge Lift

First flight

  1. Add power
  2. Reach 55 knots
  3. Ease the nose up
  4. Climb through 200 ft
Nose · Bank
Power
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0kt
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0ft
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VS 0THR 0%FLAPS 01.0 GAOA 0°
Power buttons are on the slider. Hold brake to slow on the ground.

Alpine trainer

Ridge Lift

A light airplane, a lake, and a ridge ahead. Lift, drag, and stall are real. The first takeoff is the lesson.

W SNose up / down
A DBank left / right
Z XPower up / down
Q ERudder
F GFlaps more / less
SpaceBrakes
CCamera
RRestart

On the ground, A and D steer like a car. In the air they bank the wings. AOA is how hard the wing meets the air — past about 15° it stalls.