| W / S or ↑ / ↓ | Pitch (S = nose up) |
| A / D or ← / → | Roll |
| Q / E | Yaw |
| X / Z | Throttle up / down |
| Space | Release from B-52 |
| I / O | Ignite / shut down XLR99 |
| R | Reaction controls on/off |
| L | Landing gear down (one-way) |
| K | Jettison ventral fin (one-way) |
| F | Stability augmentation on/off |
| C | Camera: chase / cockpit / pilot (no cockpit) / side |
| Mouse drag | Look / orbit 360° |
| Right-drag or Shift-drag | Pan view |
| Mouse wheel / pinch | Zoom |
| V or double-click | Reset view |
| T | Time scale 1× / 2× / 4× / 8× |
| P | Pause |
| M | Mute / unmute sound |
| U | Show / hide the text readout in the cockpit |
| G | Flight-profile guide boxes on/off |
| J | Guide profile: altitude / speed |
| B | Flight guide (step-by-step help) on/off |
| Y | Highlights replay on/off |
| [ / ] | Replay: previous / next highlight |
| N | New flight |
| Gamepad | Sticks fly, triggers throttle, A ignite, Y release |