FSX used to show my vertical landing speed in red in the top-left corner of the screen, but I no longer see it.
How can I turn this display back on?
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Chief CaptainFSX “red landing rate / vertical speed” readout
That readout is part of FSX’s built-in *info text* overlays. It’s easy to accidentally toggle off.
Try this first (quick toggle):
- Load a flight (any aircraft is fine).
- Press
SHIFT + Zone time. - If you don’t see anything, press
SHIFT + Zagain (it cycles through a few different info lines / modes).
One of those modes includes the landing/impact-style line that shows up in the top-left, often in red depending on the event/value.
If you’re still not seeing it:
- Make sure you’re not in some “clean” view mode that’s hiding text overlays. Try switching views once (e.g. press
Sto cycle) and then trySHIFT + Zagain. - If you’re using any add-on camera/view tool or shader/text overlay utility, temporarily disable it and re-test. Some of them suppress FSX info text.
A couple quick questions so I don’t send you down the wrong path:
- Are you on boxed FSX, FSX: Steam Edition, or FSX + Acceleration?
- Do you mean a continuous vertical speed readout during flight, or the “landing rate” text that appears at touchdown?
- Any add-ons running that change the view system (EZCA, ChasePlane, etc.) or any “hide HUD/overlays” hotkeys you might have mapped?
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