Joystick and the keyboard - controls | Controls Elite: Dangerous Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Flight control
 | Turn |
 | Pitch |
 | Turn right/left |
 | Throttle (acceleration/reverse) |
 | Button 4 - Afterburner |
 | Thrust left (strafe) |
 | Thrust right |
 | Thrust up |
 | Thrust down |
 | Speed 0% |
 | Flight control On/Off |
 | Frame Shift Drive |
Targeting
 | Button 3 - Target the object in front of you |
 | Chose another target |
 | Choose the most threatening target |
 | Choose another sub-system of the target |
Weaponry
 | Button 1 - Basic Gunfire |
 | Button 2 - Additional Gunfire |
 | Button 5 - Change the group of Weaponry |
 | Button 8 - Release/Retrieve Hardpoint |
Cooling
 | Silent flight |
 | Release the radiator |
Other
 | Lights On/Off |
 | Increase the sensors range |
 | Decrease the sensors range |
 | POV1 Up - Move the power on the engines |
 | POV1 Right - Move the power on the Weaponry |
 | POV1 Left - Move the power on the systems (shields etc.) |
 | POV1 Down - Equal power distribution |
 | Reset orientation Occulus Rift |
 | Release/Retrieve the cargo rack |
 | Drop Cargo |
 | Slide out/hide the undercarriage |
Mode switches
 | Button 6 - Focus the interface panel |
 | Pause |
 | Target Panel |
 | System Panel |
 | Sensor Panel |
 | Quick Communication |
 | Communication Panel |
Interface Mode
 | POV1 Up - Interface Panel up |
 | POV1 Down - interface Panel down |
 | POV1 Left - Interface Panel left |
 | POV1 Right - Interface Panel right |
 | Button 1 - Select highlighted position |
 | Button 2 - Next bookmark in the panel |
 | Button 3 - Previous bookmark in the panel |
Free Look Around
 | Looking around on |
 | Head turning |
Galaxy Map
 | Turn the map up |
 | Turn the map down |
 | Turn the map left |
 | Turn the map right |
 | Map forward |
 | Map backward |
 | Map left |
 | Map right |
 | Map up |
 | Map down |
 | Zoom in |
 | Zoom out |