Pause tracking in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – Tobii Help Center

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 6 adds a control that pauses Tobii head and eye tracking without changing the cockpit view.

Pause tracking when you need to move closer to an instrument or operate a small cockpit control. For example, you can:

Lean closer to the instrument panel.
Pause head and eye tracking.
Adjust the altimeter, radio frequency, flight management system, or another cockpit control.
Resume tracking when ready to continue.

While tracking is paused, the in-game camera stays in the same position and orientation. Head and eye movements do not move the camera until tracking resumes.

Assign the pause control

Sim Update 6 adds the following control action:

EYE/HEAD TRACKING PAUSE

Control assignments can vary between profiles. In the keyboard profile shown in the screenshot, EYE/HEAD TRACKING PAUSE is assigned to Ctrl+Shift+6.

To find the current keyboard shortcut or change the assignment:

Open Settings.
Go to Controls.
Select Keyboard, or other controller profile.
Search for eye.
Find EYE/HEAD TRACKING PAUSE.
Select the settings icon next to the action.
Assign a keyboard, joystick, throttle, or controller input.
Apply and save the changes.

Sim Update 6 also renames the related eye and head tracking actions. The action names now start with EYE/HEAD TRACKING, which makes them easier to find together by searching for eye.

The related actions shown in the keyboard profile are:

EYE/HEAD TRACKING RESET
EYE/HEAD TRACKING PAUSE
EYE/HEAD TRACKING TOGGLE

Resume tracking

Use the assigned EYE/HEAD TRACKING PAUSE control again to resume Tobii head and eye tracking.

Availability

The EYE/HEAD TRACKING PAUSE action is available in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 6, version 1.8.14.0, released on August 13, 2026.