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Hand launch
The plane starts in your hand. To throw it, hold the throttle above 55 %, as you do at the field. You can also press Space. R picks the plane up again: the sim carries it back to your hand, and then you can throw it again. Your first throw shows each step.
Throttle up throws the plane
This is the launch that you use at the field. Hold the throttle above 55 % for a short time, and the plane goes.
If the plane is in hand, set the throttle above 55 % with Shift, or with the number keys. The plane leaves your hand and climbs away.
Except when the pitch stick is forward: see A throw with the nose down crashes the plane.
Except when the sim is paused: see A pause holds the plane in your hand.
See it in Your first pylon race, A game of tag, Your first throw, Watching from every view, Taking a break.
How this is tested verified
Given the plane is in hand When the throttle is above 55 % Then the plane is flying
Space throws the plane
Space throws the plane at the throttle that you set. Use it when you fly with the throttle low, or when the sim waits for a throw in AUTO.
If the plane is in hand and the sim is running, press Space to throw the plane. The plane leaves your hand and climbs away.
How this is tested verified
Given the plane is in hand And the sim is running When the pilot throws the plane Then the plane is flying
Reset picks the plane back up
Close the throttle first. If the throttle is open, the plane goes again when it is back in your hand. While the sim carries the plane back, the HUD says "Bringing it back to your hand...".
If the throttle is below 55 %, press R. The plane is in your hand at the pilot box.
See it in Your first throw, Crashing and starting again.
How this is tested verified
Given the throttle is below 55 % When the pilot resets the plane Then the plane is in hand
A throw with the nose down crashes the plane
If you hold the stick forward, the plane flies into the ground immediately after it leaves your hand.
If the plane is in hand and the pitch stick is forward, set the throttle above 55 % with Shift, or with the number keys. The plane hits the ground, and the HUD says CRASHED with the reason and "Press R to reset".
An exception to Throttle up throws the plane.
Except when the sim is paused: see A pause holds the plane in your hand.
See it in Crashing and starting again.
How this is tested verified
Given the plane is in hand And the pitch stick is forward When the throttle is above 55 % Then the plane is crashed