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# Keybinds Guide

{% hint style="warning" %}
Support for Keybinded Switches, as well as this guide is still a Work in Progress. We plan to support as many functions as possible given the limited amount of usable keybinds available. 

**NOTE THAT NO KEYBINDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EFB FUNCTIONS.** 
{% endhint %}

### Primary Flight Controls <a href="#primary-flight-controls" id="primary-flight-controls"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="336">Function</th><th>MSFS Axis Bindings</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Collective</td><td><code>THROTTLE AXIS</code> or <code>COLLECTIVE AXIS</code></td></tr><tr><td>Cyclic Pitch</td><td><code>ELEVATOR AXIS</code> or <code>CYCLIC LONGITUDINAL AXIS</code></td></tr><tr><td>Cyclic Roll</td><td><code>AILERONS AXIS</code> or <code>CYCLIC LATERAL AXIS</code></td></tr><tr><td>Directional Pedals</td><td><code>RUDDER AXIS</code> or <code>TAIL ROTOR AXIS</code> - You may have to use the Split Rudder Axis depending on your hardware configuration (<code>RUDDER AXIS LEFT</code> and <code>RUDDER AXIS RIGHT</code>)  </td></tr><tr><td>Steering Control</td><td><code>RUDDER AXIS</code> or <code>TAIL ROTOR AXIS</code> - No dedicated axis for Steering Control.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<mark style="color:red;">**DO NOT USE**</mark> `HELICOPTER THROTTLE AXIS`

### Trims <a href="#primary-flight-controls" id="primary-flight-controls"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="338">Function</th><th>MSFS Axis Bindings</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Cyclic Pitch Trim</td><td><code>INCREASE ROTOR LONGITUDINAL TRIM</code> and <code>DECREASE ROTOR LONGITUDINAL TRIM</code></td></tr><tr><td>Cyclic Roll Trim</td><td><code>INCREASE ROTOR LATERAL TRIM</code> and <code>DECREASE ROTOR LATERAL TRIM</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Electrical <a href="#primary-flight-controls" id="primary-flight-controls"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="338">Function</th><th>MSFS Axis Bindings</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Battery</td><td><code>MASTER BATTERY ON</code> and <code>MASTER BATTERY OFF</code></td></tr><tr><td>Auxiliary Power Unit Start</td><td><code>APU STARTER</code></td></tr><tr><td>Auxiliary Power Unit Shutdown</td><td><code>APU OFF</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Lights <a href="#primary-flight-controls" id="primary-flight-controls"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="338">Function</th><th>MSFS Axis Bindings</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Pilot Search Light</td><td><code>LANDING LIGHT TOGGLE</code></td></tr><tr><td>Copilot Search Light</td><td><code>TAXI LIGHT TOGGLE</code></td></tr><tr><td>Top Collision Light</td><td><code>WING LIGHT TOGGLE</code></td></tr><tr><td>Bottom Collision Light</td><td><code>BEACON LIGHT TOGGLE</code></td></tr><tr><td>Formation Light</td><td><code>LOGO LIGHT TOGGLE</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Firefighting <a href="#primary-flight-controls" id="primary-flight-controls"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="338">Function</th><th>MSFS Axis Bindings</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Water Release</td><td><p>FS2020: <code>TOGGLE WATER RUDDER</code></p><p>FS2024: <code>TOGGLE PRIMER 4</code></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Others <a href="#primary-flight-controls" id="primary-flight-controls"></a>

<table><thead><tr><th width="338">Function</th><th>MSFS Axis Bindings</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Release Water (Bucket External Load)</td><td><code>TOGGLE WATER RUDDER</code></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle AFCS Mode - HDG HOLD*</td><td><code>TOGGLE AUTOPILOT HEADING HOLD</code></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle AFCS Mode - BARO ALT HOLD*</td><td><code>TOGGLE AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE HOLD</code></td></tr><tr><td>Toggle AFCS Mode - RAD ALT HOLD*</td><td><code>TOGGLE AUTOPILOT RADIO ALTITUDE HOLD</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

\*Beware that AFCS Mode will not engage unless the AFCS System Selector is correctly configured (System must be ON in the 1/2/Both position)

### LVARs

Nearly all switches (unless those with default MSFS Keybinds) can be keybinded to hardware using software such as SPAD.next and LVARs. The LVAR list is too long to fit here, but there are several methods to retrieve LVARs for any 3rd party aircraft. All LVARs on the CH47D are clearly named to make them easy to locate and bind to keys.

If you are inexperienced with finding LVARs, please read the following article by our friends at JustFlights. <https://community.justflight.com/topic/5324/lvar-list/2>


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