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> Agree, but the missing key card is a pain. I mean the list of keys and
> functions, organized by topic, rather than the keyboard map file or the
> text file that lists keys in alphabetical order.
> As it is, you have to stop and consult the keychart, scanning for the
> black function that lists the most important keys. Or create your own
> list of keys in order or topic and importance. I have no doubt that
> someone will create a better one than my scratch effort, but Graphsim
> did this with their various Hornet sims, so they can't pretend they
> don't know how.
> I'm thinking now of the newbie who sees the attractive box on the shelf
> and takes it home to be frustrated. I know there's a recruit/cadet
> mode, but Falcon4 actually had a minimanual for that mode--and Jane's
> had cadet mode/quickstart keycharts for F/A-18 and F-15 that allowed
> you get in the air and blast stuff w/o spending two days reading the
> manual.
> I just want EVERYONE who buys this to be happy with it, and I'm afraid
> there'll be more disappointed newbies than those of us who can just
> pull out our FF3 charts and pencil in a few notes.
>