In the Controls tab: what's the General under Aircraft drop-down menu?

[Echo38]

In the "Controls" tab of the DCS Options interface: what's the "General" in the "Aircraft" drop-down menu?

 

Not to be confused with the "General" category on the "Category" drop-down menu, immediately to the right of the "Aircraft" menu!

 

So, for example: I have the A-10C selected in this Aircraft menu, and View selected for the Category. Now I see that "zoom in slow" is bound to the key combo I've chosen, "Lshift + C"

 

But if I select "General" in the Aircraft menu, and go to the View category, here "zoom in slow" is bound to the default key, "num*"

 

So what is this "General" under Aircraft? Does the sim use this set of keybinds if there is no bind under (for example) A-10C, while I'm flying that aircraft? Are they reduntant (i.e. both keys will have the same effect, but the aircraft-specific one only while flying that aircraft)?

 

So, for example, if I want Lshift + C to zoom in slow for all of my aircraft, can I simply bind that in General, rather than binding it in each Aircraft (as I've been doing)?

 

Or do the General "aircraft" keys only work for aircraft that don't have their own selection in this Aircraft menu? I don't exactly understand how this General "aircraft" works.

[Svend_Dellepude]

I think they are the key binds for when you are not in an aircraft or vehicle.

Spectating in MP and such.