diff --git a/src/hud_help.c b/src/hud_help.c
index 09c9c89..4a421f2 100644
--- a/src/hud_help.c
+++ b/src/hud_help.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void hud_draw_help(Font font_value, Font font_label,
         {"Sh+B",        "Delete current marker"},
         {"[ / ]",       "Jump to prev/next marker"},
         {"Sh+[ / ]",    "Track from marker"},
-        {"A",           "Takeoff alignment"},
+        {"Sh+A",        "Takeoff alignment"},
     };
 
     int counts[3] = {
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0e0aab0..e5131f1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
     }
 
-    // ── Takeoff alignment state (toggled by A key) ──
+    // ── Takeoff alignment state (toggled by Shift+A) ──
     bool takeoff_aligned = false;
     if (is_replay && num_replay_files > 1) {
         // Set multi-file CONF for each source (always available)
@@ -1049,8 +1049,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                     markers[i].current = -1;
                 }
             }
-            // A key: toggle takeoff time alignment
-            if (IsKeyPressed(KEY_A) && num_replay_files > 1) {
+            // Shift+A: toggle takeoff time alignment. Modifier-gated so
+            // bare A stays free for the WASDEQ camera-left strafe in scene.c
+            // (without the gate, every camera-left touch flipped auto-align).
+            bool shift_held = IsKeyDown(KEY_LEFT_SHIFT) || IsKeyDown(KEY_RIGHT_SHIFT);
+            if (shift_held && IsKeyPressed(KEY_A) && num_replay_files > 1) {
                 takeoff_aligned = !takeoff_aligned;
                 const float takeoff_buffer = 5.0f;
                 for (int i = 0; i < nrf; i++) {