Combat Flight Simulator: Unexpected Loss of Fuel When You Press X to Proceed to the Next Waypoint

When you press the X key in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator to proceed to the next waypoint or action sequence, you may lose an unexpected amount of fuel, and you may be unable to complete the mission.

This behavior can occur if you are flying away from the waypoint when you press the X key.

To prevent this problem from occurring, turn your aircraft toward the waypoint (the waypoint indicator is green) before you press the X key, or follow these steps to configure Combat Flight Simulator to provide unlimited fuel:

1. Start Combat Flight Simulator or Combat Flight Simulator 2.
2. On the startup screen, click Settings.
3. Click Realism Settings, and then click to select the Unlimited Fuel check box.
4. Click OK, and then click OK again.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.