| W / S | motor throttle |
| A / D | rudder |
| Q / E | shifting weights — nose down / nose up |
| SPACE | drop a sack of ballast (rise) |
| V (hold) | vent hydrogen (descend — gas never returns) |
| F (tap) | coax the capricious motor |
| ENTER | begin the timed trial — in a lap circuit, instant restart |
| G / U | track editor: drop a gate at the ship / undo (start it in the Esc menu) |
| C | camera · P photograph mode · M sound · R reset · H help |
| 1 – 7, 9, 0 | change ship when landed: Nos. 1–7, No. 9 runabout, 0 = No. 10 Omnibus |
| B | the "Brazil" — spherical balloon, no motor: drift, ballast, and guide-rope |
| L | travel: Paris ⇄ Monaco (when landed) |