Voice commands

Voice Control understands 1,000+ requests. This page lists them by kind. It is generated from the phrase list in the app.

The wake words are Bridge, Tune and FFB. With always-on listening the wake word can be left off. Commands are in English.

The commands are in English on every language edition of this page.

Requests by kind

Kind	Items	Requests
Settings	91	696
Flight and app questions	51	51
Things to do	35	35
Ask the manual	113	208
Pages	19	19
Tabs	56	56
Names and “this”	3	4

How to say it

Say a wake word, then the request. A blank stands for the name of a setting, a page or a topic.

Settings

more ___
less ___
set ___ to forty
___ off
___ on
what is ___?
what's ___ at?
why is ___ so strong?

Flight questions

what's my ___?
what's the ___?
where am I?

The manual

how do I ___?
what does the manual say about ___?
Or just ask the question.

Settings

91 settings, grouped as in the app. Open a setting to see the other names it answers to.

Master

Master gainmaster force
Other names
- master
- master gain
- overall force
- overall strength
- global force
- all forces
- everything

Stick Feel

Spring strengthspring strength
Other names
- spring
- spring force
- centering force
- centering strength
- centering spring
- center force
- center strength
- stick force
- stick weight
- stick strength
- stick stiffness
- yoke force
- yoke weight
- centering
- self centering
- centring
- springy
- springier
- return to center
- return to neutral
- back to center
- back to the center
- back to the middle
- pull to the center
- pull to the middle
Force gainforce gain
Other names
- airspeed force
- speed force
- force at speed
- overall aerodynamic load
- aerodynamic load
- overall aero load
- aero load
- airspeed load
- speed load
- dynamic pressure force
- stronger at speed
- weaker at speed
- airspeed effect
- speed loading
- load as the speed comes up
- speed comes up
Cruise referencecruise reference
Other names
- cruise speed reference
- cruise ref
- reference speed
- speed reference
- cruise speed
- reference knots
- cruise reference knots
Max output forcemax output force
Other names
- maximum output force
- output force
- force limit
- output limit
- max force
- maximum force
- force ceiling
- output ceiling
- force cap
- output cap
- torque cap
- max output
Spring deadbandspring deadband
Other names
- spring dead zone
- centering deadband
- center deadband
- center dead zone
- free play
- freeplay
- stick slack
- yoke slack
- deadband on the spring
- dead zone on the spring
- spring dead spot
- dead spot in the middle
- loose zone in the middle
- loose bit in the middle
- play around neutral
- neutral band
Low-speed spring floorlow speed spring floor
Other names
- low speed spring
- spring floor
- ground spring floor
- taxi spring
- parking spring
- spring at low speed
- low speed centering
- slow speed spring
- spring for low speed
- spring for slow speed
- spring when parked
- spring when stopped
- spring when i m parked
- spring when i m stopped
- parked spring
- ramp spring
- spring at the gate
- spring for when the plane is stopped
- spring for when the plane is parked
- when the plane is stopped
- when the plane is parked
- spring for when i m parked
- spring for when i m stopped
Elevator loadelevator load
Other names
- elevator balance
- pitch load balance
- pitch load
- elevator force scale
- elevator weight
Aileron loadaileron load
Other names
- aileron balance
- roll load balance
- roll load
- aileron force scale
- aileron weight
Airspeed curveairspeed curve
Other names
- speed curve
- load curve
- load shaping
- airspeed shaping
- load exponent
Centre firmness vs speedcentre firmness vs speed
Other names
- center firmness
- center firmness vs speed
- center stiffening
- spring stiffening
- speed stiffening
- stiffening
- firmer at speed
- stiffer at speed
- centering stiffening
Pitch spring adjustmentpitch spring adjustment
Other names
- pitch spring scale
- pitch spring
Roll spring adjustmentroll spring adjustment
Other names
- roll spring scale
- roll spring
Centre cam strengthcentre cam strength
Other names
- center cam strength
- center cam
- cam strength
- center cam force
- center starting force
- starting force
- center detent strength
- center detent
Centre cam widthcentre cam width
Other names
- center cam width
- cam width
- center cam transition
- cam transition
- center detent width
- detent width
G-load gaing load gain
Other names
- g load
- g force gain
- g spring
- g force
- g loading
- g gain
- stick force per g
- force per g
- g thing
Deadband low-speed wideningdeadband low speed widening
Other names
- low speed deadband
- low speed widening
- deadband widening
- deadband at low speed
- ground deadband
- taxi deadband
- ramp deadband
- low speed dead zone
- slow speed dead zone
- slow speed deadband
- taxi dead zone
- extra dead zone
- dead zone at low speed
- dead zone at slow speed
- dead zone for slow speed
- dead zone when slow
- dead zone when i m slow
Control-edge triggercontrol edge trigger
Other names
- edge trigger
- control edge start
- edge start
- edge of travel trigger
- stick edge trigger
- travel edge trigger
Control-edge gaincontrol edge gain
Other names
- edge gain
- edge force
- control edge force
- edge of travel force
- stick edge force
- travel edge force

Aircraft

Control systemcontrol system
Other names
- flight control system
- control type
- aircraft control system
- control mode

Trim

Elevator strengthelevator strength
Other names
- elevator trim authority
- elevator trim
- pitch trim relief
- elevator trim relief
- center pitch
- pitch trim
- pitch trim authority
- trim authority
- trim force
- elevator trim strength
- pitch trim strength
Aileron strengthaileron strength
Other names
- aileron trim authority
- aileron trim
- roll trim relief
- aileron trim relief
- center roll
- roll trim
- roll trim authority
- aileron trim strength
- roll trim strength

Stick Alive

Rotation kick gainrotation kick gain
Other names
- rotation kick
- rotation snap
- rotation snap gain
- snap kick
- snap force
- stall break kick
- spin entry kick
Surface follow gainsurface follow gain
Other names
- surface follow
- surface backdrive
- control surface follow
- control surface backdrive
- airflow surface force
- surface force
- surface thing
Sideslip coupling gainsideslip coupling gain
Other names
- sideslip coupling
- sideslip force
- slip coupling
- slip force
- coordination cue
- coordination force
- rudder slip cue
- sideslip
- slip
- slip feeling
- slip pull
- sideways pull
- sideways slip
- sideslip push

Ground

Runway rumblerunway rumble
Other names
- taxi rumble
- ground rumble
- wheel rumble
- runway vibration
- taxi vibration
- ground vibration
- runway bumps
- taxi bumps
- runway effect
- taxi effect
- taxi chatter
- ground chatter
- runway chatter
- pavement
- runway rumbling
- rumbling from the runway
- taxiway rumble
- taxiway rattle
Brake shudderbrake shudder
Other names
- brake vibration
- braking shudder
- braking vibration
- brake shake
- brake shaking
- brakes shaking
- braking shake
- brake judder
Gear bumpsgear bumps
Other names
- gear bump
- landing gear bumps
- gear road bumps
- gear bumping
- bumps from the gear
- taxiway joints
- taxiway joint bumps
- wheel thumps
Nosewheel shimmynosewheel shimmy
Other names
- nosewheel vibration
- shimmy
- nosewheel wobble
- wobbly nosewheel
- takeoff roll wobble
- wobble on the takeoff roll
Ground accelground accel
Other names
- ground acceleration
- taxi acceleration
- takeoff roll surge
- takeoff surge
- ground pitch
- accel pitch
- acceleration pitch
- rollout acceleration
- takeoff pull
- takeoff roll pull
- acceleration pull
- accel pull
- stick pull when i go fast on the runway
- pull when i go fast on the runway
- go fast on the runway
- add power on the runway
Reverse rumblereverse rumble
Other names
- reverse thrust rumble
- reverse vibration
- reverser rumble
- reverser vibration
- beta rumble
- beta range rumble
- reverse shaking
- reverse shake
- reverser shake
- reverse thrust shake
- reverse thrust shaking
Touchdown thumptouchdown thump
Other names
- touchdown bump
- landing thump
- touchdown and impact
- touchdown impact
- impact cue
- landing bump
- landing jolt
- landing hit
- touchdown hit
- touchdown effect
- touchdown cue
- landing cue
- landing bang
- touchdown bang
- bump when i land
- thump when i land

Buffets

Stall buffetstall buffet
Other names
- stall vibration
- stall shake
- stall warning
- stall shaker easier to notice
- stall buffet overdoing it
- near the stall
- near stall
- warning near the stall
- stall shaking
- pre stall buffet
- pre stall shake
- shake before the stall
- shaking before the stall
- buffet before the stall
Turbulenceturbulence
Other names
- air turbulence
- rough air
- gust shake
- gust vibration
- gusts show up
- gusts show up more
- turbulence effect
- air bumps
- air bump
- bumpy air
- bumpy weather
- turbulence shake
- turbulence bumps
- wind shake
- wind shaking
Overspeed buffetoverspeed buffet
Other names
- overspeed vibration
- overspeed buzz
- speed warning buffet
- overspeed shake
- overspeed shaking
- redline buzz
- red line buzz
- redline shake
- red line shake
Mach buffetmach buffet
Other names
- mach vibration
- mach buzz
- mach shake
- mach shaking
- speed of sound shake
- speed of sound shaking
- speed of sound buffet
- mach buffet strength
Buffet onset Machbuffet onset mach
Other names
- mach buffet onset
- buffet onset
- mach onset
- onset mach
Full-strength Machfull strength mach
Other names
- mach buffet full strength
- mach buffet full
- full mach
- full buffet mach
Spoiler buffetspoiler buffet
Other names
- spoiler buff
- spoilers buff
- spoiler vibration
- speedbrake buffet
- speedbrake buff
- spoiler shake
- spoiler shaking
- spoilers shake
- spoilers shaking
- speedbrake shake
- speedbrakes shake
- speedbrake shaking
- speedbrakes shaking
Flap buffetflap buffet
Other names
- flap vibration
- flap shake
- flaps buffet
- flaps vibration
- flap shaking
- flaps shake
- flaps shaking
Gear buffetgear buffet
Other names
- gear vibration
- landing gear buffet
- gear drag buffet
- gear drumming
- wheels down rumble
- wheels down shake
- gear down rumble
- gear down buffet
Stick shakerstick shaker
Other names
- shaker amplitude
- stick shaker amplitude
- stall shaker amplitude
- stall shaker strength
- shaker strength
- shaker buzz
- shaker
Vertical wind vibrationvertical wind vibration
Other names
- vertical wind
- updraft vibration
- downdraft vibration
- thermal vibration
- thermals
- rising air
- thermal shaking
- updraft shaking
- thermal bumps
- thermal buzz
- updraft buzz
- wind shake
- wind shaking

Helicopter

Force trim holdforce trim hold
Other names
- force trim
- trim hold
- cyclic hold
- magnetic brake
- force trim strength
- mag brake
- trim holding
- ftr hold
ETL shuddere t l shudder
Other names
- etl shudder
- translational lift shudder
- translational lift
- effective translational lift
- transition shudder
- etl
- etl effect
- hover shudder
VRS buffetv r s buffet
Other names
- vrs buffet
- vortex ring buffet
- vortex ring state buffet
- vortex ring state
- settling with power
- vrs
- vortex ring
- vortex shake
- vortex shaking
- vortex ring shake
Forward flight vibrationforward flight vibration
Other names
- two per rev
- two per rev vibration
- 2 per rev
- two per revolution
- helicopter vibration
- cruise vibration
- forward flight buzz
- forward flight shake
- forward flight shaking
- vibration in forward flight
- buzz in forward flight
- when i fly forward
- vibrating when i fly forward
- buzzing when i fly forward
- shaking when i fly forward
Retreating blade stallretreating blade stall
Other names
- retreating blade
- retreating blade buffet
- rbs buffet
- blade stall
- rbs
- blade stall buffet
- blade stall shake
- blade stall vibration
- one sided shake
- lopsided shake
Blade-stall onsetblade stall onset
Other names
- retreating blade stall onset
- rbs onset
- blade stall start
Blade-stall fallback VNEblade stall fallback v n e
Other names
- blade stall fallback vne
- fallback vne
- fallback v n e
- blade stall vne
- rbs vne
Skid scrapeskid scrape
Other names
- skid grind
- skid landing
- skid gear scrape
- run on landing scrape
- skid grinding
- skid scraping
- skids scraping
- skids grinding
- grinding on the skids
- scraping on the skids
Rotor rumblerotor rumble
Other names
- main rotor rumble
- rotor rpm rumble
- rotor thrum
- rotor chug
- rotor rumbling
- rotor shaking
- rotor vibration
- rotor buzz
- hover rumble

Engine

Engine rumbleengine rumble
Other names
- engine vibration
- motor rumble
- motor vibration
- engine shake
- engine buzz
- engine effect
- engine shaking
- engine hum
- engine humming
- engine rumbling
Engine idle roughnessengine idle roughness
Other names
- idle roughness
- rough idle
- idle shake
- idle vibration

Mechanical

Flap movementflap movement
Other names
- flaps movement
- flap motion
- flap travel
- flap motor
- flaps moving
- flap moving
- flap hum
- flaps travelling
- flap motor vibration
- flaps moving buzz
Gear movementgear movement
Other names
- landing gear movement
- gear motion
- gear travel
- gear motor
- gear moving
- gear transit
- gear in transit
- landing gear moving
- gear travelling
- gear moving buzz
Gear deploygear deploy
Other names
- gear deployment
- gear extension
- gear retract
- gear retraction
- gear cycle
- landing gear deploy
- gear lever
- gear handle
- gear jolt
- gear clunk
- gear lever bump
- gear lever jolt
- gear lever clunk
- gear handle clunk
Flap stepflap step
Other names
- flap step bump
- flap step shudder
- flap detent
- flap detent bump
- flap notch
- flap notch bump
- flaps step
- flap click
- flaps click
- flap lever
- flap lever click
- flap selector click
Flap arrivalflap arrival
Other names
- flap arrival bump
- flap arrival thump
- flap settle
- flap settle bump
- flaps arrival
- flap surface arrival
- flap travel arrival
- flap settling
- flaps arriving
- flap stop bump
- flaps finish
- flaps finishing
- flap finishing
- flaps finished
- flaps finish moving
- end of the flap travel
- flap end bump
- flaps stop moving

Aero Drag

Flap dragflap drag
Other names
- flaps drag
- flap pitch force
- flap pitch
- flap load
- flap pressure
- flap sustained force
Spoiler dragspoiler drag
Other names
- spoilers drag
- speedbrake drag
- spoiler pitch force
- speedbrake pitch
- spoiler load
Gear draggear drag
Other names
- landing gear drag
- gear pitch force
- gear pitch
- gear down force
- gear down drag
- gear load
Propwash pitchpropwash pitch
Other names
- prop wash pitch
- propwash
- prop wash
- power pitch
- power on pitch
- propwash force
- prop wash force
Hydraulic loss loadinghydraulic loss loading
Other names
- hydraulic loss
- hydraulic loss load
- hydraulics loss
- hydraulic failure loading

Controls

Pitch dampingpitch damping
Other names
- pitch damper
- control damping pitch
- cyclic pitch damping
- pitch movement resistance
- elevator damping
- elevator damper
- front to back damping
Roll dampingroll damping
Other names
- roll damper
- control damping roll
- cyclic roll damping
- roll movement resistance
- aileron damping
- aileron damper
- side to side damping
- left right damping
Pitch frictionpitch friction
Other names
- control friction pitch
- pitch stiction
- pitch drag friction
- elevator friction
- fore and aft friction
- friction fore and aft
Roll frictionroll friction
Other names
- control friction roll
- roll stiction
- roll drag friction
- aileron friction
- side to side friction
- left right friction
Pitch inertiapitch inertia
Other names
- control inertia pitch
- pitch mass
- pitch weight feel
Roll inertiaroll inertia
Other names
- control inertia roll
- roll mass
- roll weight feel
Pitch stop startspitch stop starts
Other names
- pitch stop start
- pitch soft stop start
- pitch stop onset
- pitch soft stop onset
- pitch travel stop start
- where the pitch stop starts
- pitch stop to start
- pitch stop starting
- pitch stop begins
- pitch stop kicks in
- pitch stop kick in
- pitch soft stop to start
- pitch soft stop starting
- pitch stop comes in
- pitch stop coming in
- pitch stop sooner
- pitch stop earlier
- pitch stop later
Pitch stop strengthpitch stop strength
Other names
- pitch soft stop strength
- pitch travel stop strength
- pitch end stop strength
- pitch end stop
- pitch soft stop
- pitch hard stop
Roll stop startsroll stop starts
Other names
- roll stop start
- roll soft stop start
- roll stop onset
- roll soft stop onset
- roll travel stop start
- where the roll stop starts
- roll stop to start
- roll stop starting
- roll stop begins
- roll stop kicks in
- roll stop kick in
- roll soft stop to start
- roll soft stop starting
- roll stop comes in
- roll stop coming in
- roll stop sooner
- roll stop earlier
- roll stop later
Roll stop strengthroll stop strength
Other names
- roll soft stop strength
- roll travel stop strength
- roll end stop strength
- roll end stop
- roll soft stop
- roll hard stop

Rate Damping

Rate damping pitch gainrate damping pitch gain
Other names
- pitch rate damping
- rate damp
- pitch damping
- pitch gain
- rate damping pitch
- pitch damping gain
- rate damping on pitch
- rate damping on the pitch
- rate damping for pitch
- rate damping for the pitch
- rate damping in pitch
- rate damping of pitch
- pitch axis rate damping
Rate damping roll gainrate damping roll gain
Other names
- roll rate damping
- roll damping
- roll gain
- rate damping roll
- roll damping gain
- rate damping on roll
- rate damping on the roll
- rate damping for roll
- rate damping for the roll
- rate damping in roll
- rate damping of roll
- roll axis rate damping

Stick Drop

Stick drop forcestick drop force
Other names
- stick drop
- drop force
- parked stick drop
- yoke drop
- forward pull
- stick forward pull
- falling forward
- dropping forward
- stick falls forward
- stick falling forward
- forward stick weight
Stick drop fade airspeedstick drop fade airspeed
Other names
- stick drop fade speed
- fade airspeed
- fade speed
- stick drop fade
- drop fade airspeed
- drop fade speed
- stick drop fading
- stick drop fades
- stick drop fade out
- stick drop go away
- stick drop goes away
- stick drop to fade
- stick drop disappear
- stick drop disappears
- drop fading
- forward stick weight fade
- forward weight fade

Autopilot Follow

Autopilot follow authorityautopilot follow authority
Other names
- ap follow authority
- autopilot authority
- ap authority
- autopilot movement
- ap movement
- autopilot follow movement
Autopilot follow strengthautopilot follow strength
Other names
- ap follow strength
- autopilot strength
- ap strength
- autopilot spring
- ap spring
- autopilot follow spring
- spring the autopilot uses
- autopilot s spring
- ap s spring
Autopilot follow speedautopilot follow speed
Other names
- ap follow speed
- follow speed
- autopilot movement speed
- autopilot follow follow speed
Autopilot neutral hold strengthautopilot neutral hold strength
Other names
- ap neutral hold strength
- neutral hold strength
- autopilot neutral hold
- ap neutral hold
- neutral hold
- autopilot follow neutral hold strength

Watchdog

Watchdog stale thresholdwatchdog stale threshold
Other names
- stale threshold
- watchdog stale time
- stale time
- stale seconds
- watchdog timeout
- telemetry timeout
Watchdog fade windowwatchdog fade window
Other names
- fade window
- watchdog fade
- fade milliseconds
- stale fade window
- stale fade
- fade time
- fade out
- forces fade
- forces fade out
- force fade
- fade out time

Simulator cues

Air brake buffetair brake buffet
Other names
- airbrake buffet
- air brakes buffet
- air brake vibration
- air brake
- airbrake
- air brake shake
- dive brake buffet
- air brake shaking
- airbrake shaking
- air brakes shaking
- dive brake shaking
Cockpit shakecockpit shake
Other names
- cockpit vibration
- cockpit shaking
- cockpit rumble
- simulator shake
Simulator engine shakesimulator engine shake
Other names
- sim engine shake
- simulator engine vibration
- engine shake from the simulator
- sim engine
- simulator engine
- sim engine shaking
- simulator engine shaking
- sim engine vibration
- engine shake from the sim
- engine shaking from the sim
- engine shaking from the simulator
- engine vibration from the sim
- engine vibration from the simulator
- sim s engine shake
- sim s engine shaking
- sim s engine vibration
- simulator s engine shake
- simulator s engine shaking
Gun recoilgun recoil
Other names
- guns recoil
- recoil
- gun kick
- cannon recoil
- gunfire recoil
- shooting kick
- shooting the guns
Hit jolthit jolt
Other names
- hit jolts
- damage jolt
- bullet hits
- hit effect
- getting hit
- getting shot
- get hit
- get shot
- being hit
- taking hits
Explosionexplosion
Other names
- explosion thump
- nearby explosions
- blast
- flak
Weapon releaseweapon release
Other names
- weapons release
- bomb release
- bomb drop
- store release
- rocket launch
- rockets leaving
- rockets firing

Flight and app questions

51 readings and questions about the simulator and the app. Open an entry to see the other names it answers to.

MSL altitudemsl altitude
Height above groundheight above ground
Magnetic headingmagnetic heading
True ground tracktrue ground track
Groundspeedgroundspeed
Wind speedwind speed
Wind directionwind direction
Usable fuelusable fuel
Total fueltotal fuel
Fuel flowfuel flow
Estimated enduranceestimated endurance
Waypoint distancewaypoint distance
Waypoint timewaypoint time
Flight phaseflight phase
Other names
- phase of flight
- current phase
Landing ratelanding rate
Other names
- touchdown rate
- sink rate at touchdown
- vertical speed at touchdown
Active effectsactive effects
Other names
- active forces
- effects that are on
Changes since takeoffchanges since takeoff
Other names
- changes this flight
- my changes this flight
Aircraftaircraft
Other names
- current aircraft
- loaded aircraft
- this aircraft
Active profileprofile
Other names
- active profile
- current profile
- loaded profile
Devicedevice
Other names
- connected device
- current device
- current stick
Simulatorsimulator
Other names
- current simulator
- connected simulator
- current sim
Connectionconnection
Other names
- connection status
- simulator connection
- sim connection
Armed statearmed
Other names
- armed state
- arm state
- force feedback state
Airspeedairspeed
Other names
- indicated airspeed
- current speed
G loadg load
Other names
- g force
- load factor
- current g load
Vertical speedvertical speed
Other names
- climb rate
- rate of descent
Mach numbermach
Other names
- mach number
- current mach
Elevator positionelevator
Other names
- elevator position
- elevator deflection
Aileron positionaileron
Other names
- aileron position
- aileron deflection
Pitch forcepitch force
Other names
- current pitch force
Roll forceroll force
Other names
- current roll force
Altitudealtitude
Other names
- current altitude
- my height
Trim positiontrim
Other names
- trim position
- trim wheel position
- elevator trim position
- current trim
Autopilotautopilot
Other names
- autopilot status
- autopilot state
- ap status
Last changelast change
Other names
- latest change
- previous change
Positionposition
Other names
- my location
- aircraft position
- my coordinates
- latitude and longitude
Next stepnext step
Other names
- the next step
- what s left to do
Current airportcurrent airport
Other names
- this airport
- the airport i m at
Runwaycurrent runway
Other names
- this runway
- the runway i m on
Nearest airportnearest airport
Other names
- closest airport
- nearest field
Below the aircraftwhat s below
Other names
- the town below
- the place below
- what i m flying over
Weatherweather
Other names
- current weather
- the weather here
- conditions
Windwind
Other names
- current wind
- the wind here
Crosswindcrosswind
Other names
- crosswind component
- headwind component
- tailwind component
Temperaturetemperature
Other names
- outside air temperature
- outside temperature
- oat
Altimeter settingaltimeter setting
Other names
- altimeter
- qnh
- baro setting
- sea level pressure
- local pressure
Visibilityvisibility
Other names
- vis
- how far i can see
Precipitationprecipitation
Other names
- precip
- rain
- snow
Cloudsclouds
Other names
- cloud layers
- cloud base
- cloud ceiling
- cloud cover
- in cloud
Density altitudedensity altitude
Icingicing
Other names
- icing conditions
- ice
- icing risk
- airframe ice

Things to do

35 actions. Open an entry to see other ways to say it.

Load profileload profile
Other names
- load a profile
- switch profile
- change the profile
- load another profile
Examples with a name
- load the ___ profile
- switch to the ___ profile
- use the ___ profile
- load ___
- change the profile to ___
- apply the ___ profile
- put the ___ profile on
- i want the ___ profile
- load profile ___
- go to the ___ profile
Bind profile to aircraftbind profile
Other names
- bind this profile to this aircraft
- always use this profile for this aircraft
- remember this profile for this plane
- make this the default profile for this aircraft
- link this profile to the aircraft
- use this profile every time i fly this
Examples with a name
- always use the ___ profile for this aircraft
- bind ___ to this plane
- use ___ every time i fly this aircraft
- make ___ the default for this aircraft
- link the ___ profile to this aircraft
Save profile assave profile as
Other names
- save as a new profile
- save a copy of this profile
- save it as a new profile
Examples with a name
- save as ___
- save this profile as ___
- save a copy called ___
- save it under the name ___
- save the profile as ___
- make a new profile called ___
- save these settings as ___
Save profile editssave profile
Other names
- save this profile
- save these edits
- save modified profile
- save the modified profile
- save my changes
- save the profile
- save it
- save these settings
- keep these changes in the profile
- save for this aircraft
Discard changesdiscard changes
Other names
- revert changes
- revert profile
- reset to profile
- throw away my changes
- go back to the saved profile
- drop my edits
- forget my changes
- reset the profile to how it was saved
- discard all my edits
Undoundo
Other names
- undo that
- undo last
- undo the last change
- take that back
- go back one step
- revert the last change
- put it back how it was
- undo the last voice change
- reverse that
Audition profileaudition profile
Other names
- audition a profile
- try another profile
- try a profile as b
Examples with a name
- try the ___ profile
- audition ___
- let me try ___
- try ___ as b
- audition the ___ profile
- give the ___ profile a try
- try ___ for a minute
- audition profile ___
Switch A/B slotswitch slot
Other names
- switch between a and b
- flip between a and b
Examples with a name
- switch to ___
- listen to ___
- use ___
- go back to ___
- flip to ___
- let me feel ___ again
- give me ___
- back to ___
Keep B draftkeep draft
Other names
- keep b
- keep this
- accept b
- keep the draft
- i like b keep it
- keep the new version
- accept the draft
- keep draft b
Discard B draftdiscard draft
Other names
- discard b
- discard this
- throw away b
- discard the draft
- drop b
- get rid of b
- throw the draft away
- discard draft b
Apply presetapply preset
Other names
- apply a preset
- use a preset
- make it more realistic
- make it realistic
- fix the feel
- calm it down
Examples with a name
- apply the ___ preset
- use the ___ preset
- ___ preset please
- switch to the ___ preset
- load the ___ preset
- give me the ___ preset
Arm force feedbackarm
Other names
- arm force feedback
- arm forces
- turn on force feedback
- arm the stick
- engage force feedback
- forces on
- start force feedback
- arm the bridge
- arm the forces please
Disarm force feedbackdisarm
Other names
- panic
- stop all forces
- stop forces
- forces off
- stop everything
- disarm the stick
- turn off force feedback
- kill the forces
- release the stick
- disarm the bridge
Tune it for metune for me
Other names
- tune it for me
- help me tune
- tune this for me
- find the right setting for me
- guide me through tuning
Examples with a name
- tune the ___ for me
- help me tune the ___
- find the right ___
- help me find the right ___
- tune ___ for me
- walk me through tuning the ___
Mark momentmark moment
Other names
- mark this
- mark this moment
- mark that
- bookmark this
- bookmark that moment
- mark the recording here
Examples with a name
- mark this as ___
- mark this moment as ___
- bookmark this as ___
- mark that note ___
Stop speakingstop speaking
Other names
- stop
- stop talking
- be quiet
- quiet
- enough
- that s enough
- stop the reply
- shut up
- stop reading
Voice Control helphelp
Other names
- what can i say
- voice help
- what commands are there
- what can you do
- list the commands
- what can i ask you
- what do you understand
- can you hear me
- can you understand me
- do you hear me
- are you listening
- is this working
- mic check
Voice Control statusstatus
Other names
- status report
- give me the status
- full status
- whats the status
- status update
- voice control status
Run a Flight Check stepflight check step
Other names
- run flight check
- start flight check
- run the next flight check step
- start the stick test
- run a flight check step
Examples with a name
- run the ___ test
- test ___
- flight check ___
- run flight check step ___
- do the ___ check
- start the ___ step
- run the ___ step in flight check
- let me test the ___
Start a Mock Sim scenariomock scenario
Other names
- start a mock scenario
- run a mock sim scenario
- start a demo scenario
Examples with a name
- start the ___ scenario
- play the ___ demo
- mock ___
- run the ___ preset in mock sim
- simulate ___
- show me what ___ feels like
- start mock sim with ___
- demo the ___
Choose the devicechoose device
Other names
- change device
- choose a different stick
- pick another joystick
- change the force feedback device
- select a device
Examples with a name
- use the ___
- switch to the ___
- choose the ___
- select the ___ as my stick
- drive the ___
- change device to ___
- pick the ___
- make the ___ my force feedback device
Choose the simulatorchoose simulator
Other names
- change simulator
- choose the simulator
- pick a different sim
- select the simulator
Examples with a name
- connect to ___
- switch to ___
- set the simulator to ___
- select ___ as the simulator
- i am flying ___
- use ___ as the sim
- change the sim to ___
Check for updatescheck updates
Other names
- check for updates
- is there an update
- any updates
- look for a new version
- is there a new version
- see if there is an update
- are there any updates available
Export support bundleexport bundle
Other names
- export a support bundle
- export the support bundle
- make a support bundle
- save diagnostics
- export logs
- create a diagnostics bundle
- save the logs
- export the logs to a file
Report an issuereport issue
Other names
- report an issue
- report a problem
- report a bug
- send a bug report
- tell the developer about this
- file a report
- submit an issue
- send feedback
Run health checksrun health checks
Other names
- run the health check
- check my setup
- run the support checks
- diagnose my setup
- run triage
- is everything set up right
- check everything is working
Open the manualopen manual
Other names
- open the manual
- show me the manual
- open the user guide
- open the documentation
- read the manual
- bring up the manual
- open the pdf manual
- show the user manual
Correct the last commandcorrect last
Other names
- you misheard me
- that is not what i said
- that is not what i meant
- you got that wrong
- you heard me wrong
- not what i said
- that was not what i asked for
Examples with a name
- i said ___
- i meant ___
- i meant to say ___
- what i said was ___
- what i meant was ___
- correction ___
- no i said ___
- no i meant ___
- i was saying ___
- you misheard me i said ___
- that is not what i said i said ___
- you heard me wrong i meant ___
Flight debriefdebrief
Other names
- debrief me
- give me the debrief
- flight debrief
- read me the debrief
- how was that flight
- how was my flight
- how did the flight go
- how did that flight go
- summarize the flight
- sum up the flight
- post flight debrief
- give me a flight summary
Progressive effect curvecurve progressive
Other names
- make a curve progressive
- progressive curve
- set a curve to progressive
Examples with a name
- set the ___ curve to progressive
- make the ___ curve progressive
- change the ___ curve to progressive
- switch the ___ curve to progressive
- make a progressive curve for ___
- give the ___ curve a progressive shape
Linear effect curvecurve linear
Other names
- make a curve linear
- linear curve
- set a curve to linear
Examples with a name
- set the ___ curve to linear
- make the ___ curve linear
- change the ___ curve to linear
- set the ___ curve to a straight line
- give me a linear curve for ___
Reset an effect curvecurve reset
Other names
- reset a curve
- reset the curve
- put the curve back
Examples with a name
- reset the ___ curve
- restore the ___ curve
- reset the ___ curve to saved
- put the ___ curve back
- revert the ___ curve
- reset the ___ response curve
Turn off an effect curvecurve off
Other names
- turn off a curve
- switch off the curve
- disable the curve
Examples with a name
- turn off the ___ curve
- switch off the ___ curve
- turn the ___ curve off
- disable the ___ curve
- shut off the ___ curve
Turn on an effect curvecurve on
Other names
- turn on a curve
- switch on the curve
- enable the curve
Examples with a name
- turn on the ___ curve
- switch on the ___ curve
- turn the ___ curve on
- enable the ___ curve
- use the ___ curve
Voice Control walkthroughwalkthrough
Other names
- start the walkthrough
- replay the walkthrough
- run the walkthrough
- show me how this works
- show me how voice control works
- start the tutorial
- walk me through voice control
- teach me voice control
- teach me how to use voice control
- run the voice control tutorial
- voice control walkthrough

Ask the manual

113 manual topics, grouped by chapter, each with one example question. Every topic answers other questions and “how do I” requests as well.

Install and first launch

1. Install FFB-Bridgehow is it installed on windows
Before launchwhat should i do before the first launch
Linux commandwhat is the linux install command
2. First launchwhat happens the first time i open the app
Startup healthwhat does the startup health check do
3. Flight Checkwhat is flight check for
Run these checks in orderwhich check do i run first

Connect and fly

4. Connect Microsoft Flight Simulatorhow does msfs connect to the bridge
Waiting for a simulatorcan the bridge start before msfs
Use the Support health checkwhat does the fix button do
Common configuration locationswhere does simconnect xml live
MSFS 2024 pitch and roll through Bridgewhat does pitch and roll through bridge do
5. Connect X-Planehow does x plane connect
Waiting for a simulatorcan the bridge start before x plane
If X-Plane does not become readywhy does x plane not become ready
Platform scopedoes msfs work on a mac
6. Arm and flywhat does the top strip show
Before every armwhat should i check before arming
While flyingwhat does faulted mean

Hardware setup

7. Supported hardwarewhich joysticks are supported
Choose the deviceis the device choice saved in the profile
8. Effects, limits, and calibrationwhich settings belong to the profile
Physical ceilingwhat is the physical ceiling
Calibrationwhy does my stick feel inverted
9. Helicopter controlswhere do i assign helicopter buttons
Force-trim releasewhat does ftr do
Beep trimhow does beep trim work
Trim reset and fine adjustmentwhat does the trim reset button do
Cyclic balancewhat is cyclic balance
10. MOZA setupwhat does the bridge change on a moza base
Normal startupwhat order do i start moza things in
Hardware - MOZA control centrewhat does base resistance do
If the base is detected but idlewhy is my moza base idle
AY210 settings and firmware noticeswhat does the bridge manage on the ay210
When Arm or restoration is blockedwhy was arm refused
Recover a MOZA base that will not openwhy will my moza base not open
Restore default force settings on an AB9when should i restore ab9 defaults

Tune and save profiles

11. A repeatable tuning workflowwhere do i start tuning
Use the same eight steps every timewhat are the eight tuning steps
A good test loophow big should each tuning change be
12. Fixed-wing tuning, stage by stagewhich control do i start with
Stage A - global level and centringwhy does the stick wobble around centre
Stage B - air load, G-load, and trimhow should effort build with airspeed
Symptom-to-control mapwhich slider fixes my symptom
Stage C - effect familieswhat should good buffet feel like
Stage D - passive mechanical feelwhat is the difference between damping and friction
Control inputwhat is position mode
Tuning sectionshow are the tuning sliders grouped
Trim compensationhow does trim work in x plane 12
Centre camwhat is the centre cam
Spring curveshow do the spring response curves work
Airbus-style AP neutral holdwhat is airbus neutral hold
Simulator-driven refinementshow does the 737 shaker work
Changes and resetswhat does the dot on a slider mean
The five-condition save gatewhen is a profile ready to keep
13. Rotorcraft tuningis a helicopter tuned like an aeroplane
Choose the helicopter trim stylewhich trim style should i pick
Hydraulic loss loadingwhat does hydraulic loss loading do
Practical orderwhat order should i tune a helicopter in
14. Profileswhat does a profile contain
Profile actionswhat does use this profile do
Automatic selection and aircraft defaultshow does aircraft auto select work
Keep separate defaults for aircraft variantscan two variants have different profiles
Where the built-in starters come fromwhere do the starter profiles come from
Starter lineagewhat is starter lineage
Local fileswhere are profiles saved

Know the app

15. Aircraft Librarywhat is the aircraft library
Open the librarywhat does the book icon open
Find the right aircraft and editionhow does the library match my aircraft
A useful reference before your next flightwhat does your simulator edition do
Read comfortablycan i make the reading text bigger
When the connection is unavailabledoes the library work offline
If your aircraft is not foundwhy is my aircraft not found
16. Dashboard and Mock Simwhat does the blue sidebar arrow do
Dashboardwhat does the dashboard show
When telemetry stopswhy did telemetry stop
Mock Simwhat scenarios does mock sim have
Direct stick testwhat does the direct stick test do
17. Support and Diagnosticswhat is on the support page
Health checkswhat do the health checks test
Diagnosticswhat does diagnostics show
18. Settings and updateswhat is on the settings page
Languagewhich languages are available
Controller Arm / Disarm shortcutcan i arm from a joystick button
Behaviorwhat happens when i close the window
Local datawhere is the config folder
Updatinghow do updates work on a mac
Simulator and session controlscan i pick the sim instead of auto detect
Watchdog timingwhat does the watchdog do
Session settings at a glancewhat is on the session tab

Solve problems

19. Symptom-first troubleshootingwhy does my stick not move
Linux permission repairswhat is the udev rule for
Hardware-effect crasheswhy does the app crash with hardware effects
20. Export evidence and ask for helpwhat should a good report include
Report an Issuedoes opening the form upload anything
Export a support bundle yourselfwhere do i save the support bundle
Useful linkswhere is the community forum
What the bundle containswhat is in the support bundle

Reference

21. Force effects referencewhat does each effect feel like
21. Force effects reference - continuedwhat rotorcraft effects are there
How effects combinehow do the effects add up
22. Paths, privacy, and product boundarieswhere does the app keep its files
Local datawhere is the config stored
Free and Prowhat does pro add
Licence and disclaimerwho is responsible for safe use
Privacy contractdoes the app upload my telemetry
Your offline manual is readywhere can i download the pdf manual
Three habits that prevent most problemswhat habits prevent problems

Pages, tabs and “this”

19 pages and 56 tabs. Say “go to”, “open”, “show me the … tab” or “take me to” followed by the name.

Tabs

Hardware

Devicedevice
Other names
- device tab
- hardware device
- which stick to drive
- force feedback device
- stick selection
- device selection
Effectseffects
Other names
- effects tab
- effect rendering
- rendering and compatibility
- hardware effects
- windows backend
MOZAmoza
Other names
- moza tab
- hardware moza
- moza control centre
- base control centre
Calibrationcalibration
Other names
- calibration tab
- axis direction
- polarity test
- axis test
- hardware calibration
Helicopterhelicopter
Other names
- helicopter tab
- helicopter hardware
- rotorcraft controls
- ftr button setup
- force trim button
- hardware helicopter

Settings

Generalgeneral
Other names
- general settings
- general tab
- theme
- appearance
- window settings
- settings general
Sessionsession
Other names
- session settings
- session tab
- auto arm settings
- automation settings
- safety settings
- motion safety
- settings session
Updatesupdates
Other names
- update settings
- updates tab
- update channel
- beta channel
- settings updates
Local datalocal data
Other names
- data folders
- crash logs
- local data tab
- app folders
- settings local data

Support

Health checkshealth checks
Other names
- health check tab
- health checks tab
- support checks
- support health checks
Diagnosticsdiagnostics
Other names
- diagnostics tab
- the logs
- log viewer
- session log
- support diagnostics
Resourcesresources
Other names
- resources tab
- documentation links
- help resources
- support resources

Tuning

Aircraft setupaircraft setup
Other names
- setup section
- aircraft setup section
- tuning aircraft setup
Aircraftaircraft
Other names
- aircraft tab
- control system tab
- aircraft type tab
- tuning aircraft
Control inputcontrol input
Other names
- input mode
- control input tab
- tuning control input
Force sensingforce sensing
Other names
- force sensing tab
- force sensing input
- tuning force sensing
Pitch directionspitch directions
Other names
- pitch directions tab
- tuning pitch directions
Roll directionsroll directions
Other names
- roll directions tab
- tuning roll directions
Forcesforces
Other names
- forces section
- the forces section
- force settings
- tuning forces
Core forcescore forces
Other names
- core forces tab
- main forces
- tuning core forces
Spring feelspring feel
Other names
- spring feel tab
- spring settings
- tuning spring feel
Centre camcentre cam
Other names
- center cam
- centre cam tab
- centre detent
- tuning centre cam
Airspeed loadingairspeed loading
Other names
- airspeed loading tab
- airspeed tab
- tuning airspeed loading
Control feelcontrol feel
Other names
- control feel section
- feel section
- tuning control feel
Stick feelstick feel
Other names
- stick feel tab
- tuning stick feel
Resistanceresistance
Other names
- resistance tab
- damping and friction
- friction tab
- tuning resistance
Travel stopstravel stops
Other names
- soft stops
- stops tab
- tuning travel stops
Rate dampingrate damping
Other names
- rate damping tab
- rate damping section
- tuning rate damping
Trimtrim
Other names
- trim section
- trim settings
- trim relief section
- tuning trim
Autopilotautopilot
Other names
- autopilot section
- autopilot settings
- ap settings
- tuning autopilot
AP Followap follow
Other names
- autopilot follow tab
- ap follow tab
- tuning ap follow
Neutral holdneutral hold
Other names
- neutral hold tab
- ap neutral hold
- tuning neutral hold
Helicopterhelicopter
Other names
- helicopter section
- helicopter settings
- rotorcraft settings
- tuning helicopter
Force trimforce trim
Other names
- force trim tab
- force trim section
- tuning force trim
Flight cuesflight cues
Other names
- helicopter flight cues
- flight cues tab
- tuning flight cues
Rotor / groundrotor ground
Other names
- rotor and ground
- rotor ground tab
- rotor tab
- tuning rotor ground
Effect gainseffect gains
Other names
- effects section
- effect settings
- effect gains section
- tuning effect gains
Groundground
Other names
- ground tab
- ground effects
- ground effects tab
- tuning ground
Taxi loadstaxi loads
Other names
- taxi tab
- taxi loads tab
- tuning taxi loads
Warningswarnings
Other names
- warnings tab
- warning effects
- tuning warnings
Buffetbuffet
Other names
- buffet tab
- buffets
- airframe buffet tab
- tuning buffet
Airflowairflow
Other names
- airflow tab
- wind tab
- tuning airflow
Engine / landingengine landing
Other names
- engine and landing
- engine tab
- engine and landing tab
- tuning engine landing
Geargear
Other names
- gear tab
- gear effects
- tuning gear
Flapsflaps
Other names
- flaps tab
- flap effects
- tuning flaps
Drag / hydraulicsdrag hydraulics
Other names
- drag and hydraulics
- drag tab
- hydraulics tab
- tuning drag hydraulics
Spring curvesspring curves
Other names
- spring curves section
- curves section
- tuning spring curves

Library

Online Libraryonline library
Other names
- online profiles
- community profiles
- profile downloads
- library online library
Historyhistory
Other names
- profile history
- history tab
- previous versions
- library history
Recoveryrecovery
Other names
- profile recovery
- recovery tab
- backup and recovery
- library recovery
Aircraft notesaircraft notes
Other names
- notes tab
- my aircraft notes
- library aircraft notes

Black Box

Flightsflights
Other names
- recorded flights
- flights tab
- flight list
- black box flights
Recently deletedrecently deleted
Other names
- deleted recordings
- recording bin
- black box recently deleted
Storagestorage
Other names
- recording storage
- storage tab
- storage settings
- black box storage

Control Router

Routeroute
Other names
- route tab
- control route
- routing tab
- control router route
Cockpit setupcockpit setup
Other names
- cockpit setup tab
- control router cockpit setup

Names and “this”

Words such as profile, aircraft and device stand for the one you are using. A name you say is matched against the profiles and aircraft on your computer.

Profileprofile
Other names
- the profile
- this profile
Follow-up examples
- which is heavier in pitch
- which is heavier in roll
- which is heavier
- which is lighter
- which one is stiffer
- which one feels softer
- which profile is firmer in pitch
- which of them is lighter in roll
- which of the two is stronger
- which has more buffet
- which has less rumble
- which one has more ground rumble
- which profile gives more stall buffet
- which has more engine rumble
- apply the heavier one to b
- apply the lighter one
- load the heavier one in pitch
- try the softer one as b
- audition the stiffer one
- use the lighter one in roll
- apply the one with more buffet
- load the one with less rumble to b
- pick the one with more turbulence
Aircraftaircraft
Other names
- the plane
- this aircraft
Devicedevice
Other names
- the stick
- the base

Voice commands

Requests by kind

How to say it

Settings

Flight questions

The manual

Pages

Settings

Master

Stick Feel

Aircraft

Trim

Stick Alive

Ground

Buffets

Helicopter

Engine

Mechanical

Aero Drag

Controls

Rate Damping

Stick Drop

Autopilot Follow

Watchdog

Simulator cues

Flight and app questions

Things to do

Ask the manual

Install and first launch

Connect and fly

Hardware setup

Tune and save profiles

Know the app

Solve problems

Reference

Other topics

Pages, tabs and “this”

Pages

Tabs

Hardware

Settings

Support

Tuning

Library

Black Box

Control Router

Names and “this”