Hi,
There is a reference document in the game's folder, but the keys indicated in the pdf seem to be different from the keys that actually work in-game. Am I going crazy? Anyway, I seem to be having troubles interpreting the list of controls in the file.
Did anybody else notice this? Is there an updated list available anywhere?

Yeah the reference cars is a mess, a, c and s stand for Alt, Ctrl and Shift.
I have a good reference card that came with my CD copies but sadly I don't have a scanner so I can't upload it.
The other option is to press F1 in flight, it opens the manual and you should be able to find the proper keys there.

Thanks, I'll try that! Is it the same manual that comes in pdf form in the game folder? Because the controls in that manual are the same as the reference card...

I've just noticed this too. This is a genuine pdf of the original manual. However, the fonts were not embedded (presumably to save on file size). The missing fonts are actual icons of the key tops that you would press.
Therefore, unless you have them installed on your computer they will look wrong and garbled. I tried to find them online without success. I wonder if it's worth writing to them to pint this out. They must have been there in the first place. Very frustrating.

Hi everyone,
I've just find the real keyboard controls listing on the web. Think it will be any help. Here's a copy:

FLIGHT CONTROLS
Up Arrow - cyclic forward
Down Arrow - cyclic backward
Left Arrow - cyclic left
Right Arrow - cyclic right
Q or + = collective up
A or - = collective down
1 - 9 = collective presets
Z or Insert = tail rotor left
X or Delete = tail rotor right

COCKPIT CONTROLS
I = hud contrast adjust
L = instrument lights
N = select next waypoint
Shift N = select previous waypoint
V = night vision on/off
U = undercarriage down/up
D = cargo doors open/close
B = brakes
R = transmit reconnaissance data

WEAPONS CONTROLS
Enter = arm and select weapon
Ctrl Enter = unarm weapon
Spacebar = fire weapon
C = auto chaff on/off
F = auto flare on/off

COCKPIT VIEW CONTROLS
F2 or Home = pilot view
F3 or Pg Up = wso view
Alt Left Arrow = look left
Alt Right Arrow = look right
End = re-enter view
O = flir optics view
G = turret optics

EXTERNAL VIEW CONTROLS
F6 = external view
F7 = weapon view
F8 = weapon target view
F9 = target lock view
F10 = remote view
F11 = spectator view
F12 = watch next drone
Shift F12 - watch previous drone
Alt Arrow Keys - Rotate View
> = zoom in
< = zoom out

SILICON WSO
Backspace = rescan targets
S = silicon wso on/off
T = track target

WINGMAN COMMANDS
(Ctrl for wingman, shift for formation)
1 = go home
2 = follow me
3 = attack my target
4 = resume flight plan

VISUAL DETAIL
Alt F1 = lowest detail
Alt F2 = medium detail
Alt F3 = full detail

MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
Ctrl Q = end mission
P = pause/resume
Tab = select time compression
Ctrl Tab = cancel time compression
Ctrl J = joystick on/off
Alt J = recalibrate joystick
Shift F1 = on-screen manual

Here you go everyone :)

thanks!!

The other solution is to take a screenshot from the in-game manual as well (GoTo -> Help -> Control Summary or press Shift-F1 in-game), as that has the properly formatted keys.