BMS 4.34 Documents correction report
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BMS-Comms-Nav-book.pdf page 132 5.5 The approach
“That way even if you lose some systems prior to landing you have an easy way to ask for help or declare an emergency. Set already your UHF BUP to 365.0 and put it in MNL mode.”
UHF BUP should be UHF Backup?
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BMS Training Manual page 98
Mission 11: Laser Guided Bombs
The steerpoint diamond may still be on the steerpoint but the tadpole may be pointing to the SPI in NAV mode for instance.
Seems to me it should be:
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BMS User Manual, page 3-20:
-ef: Enable “eyefly” (See chapter 9.6.3 External views).
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\Docs\03 KTO Charts\01 South Korea\Sachon\Sachon_ILS_23R.png:
The localizer course on the Sachon ILS 23R approach altitude map should be 230° instead of 250° (as correctly given on the top row of the chart):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kAcjX4LzjGE2wDRHWawp3OYCrPZQfaFA
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BMS 4.34, Technical Manual, Multiplayer section 13.7 page 13-153 or page 13-155:
Not sure if already reported here, but I didn’t see the option “g_bStrictFogOfWar” in the option list.
I think this is now “MP Host controlled”, if so, must be included in the 13.7 - Multiplayer section, page 13-153._set g_bStrictFogOfWar 1 // Forces the map and OOB to honor the unit spotted/identified status more rigorously
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BMS 4.34, Technical Manual, Other options section 13.8 page 13-157:Option g_nTacPeriodicSaveMinutes is also missing:
set g_nTacPeriodicSaveMinutes 0 // TE time in minutes between automatic cyclic game saves, 0 = disabled
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Hey All:
Let me first admit my head swims when trying to absorb this new IFF stuff. Even so, I think I got the basics as I am able to ramp start the F16 (easy peesy) and the sweet F15E (a bit tricksy) and have IFF working as expected.
This has been brought up before and I saw that Red Dog thumb upped the report. But I wanted to offer how I thought the paragraph in question might work, plus some additional considerations if I got this stuff in my head correctly:
-1 pg 51:
“The IFF MASTER switch turns on the IFF and changes its mode of operation (OFF, STBY, LOW, NORM, EMER) With the C&I switch in C&I all IFF settings are changed through the UFC (Up Front Controller) pages.”
Shouldn’t that be something like:
“The IFF MASTER switch turns on the IFF and changes its mode of operation (OFF, STBY, LOW, NORM, EMER). All the other IFF settings are changed via the UFC (Up Front Controller) pages when the C&I switch is in the UFC position.”
And also it seems to me if the AUX COMM panel has been replaced by the IFF Panel then the keymaps should reflect this? So instead of “AUX: MASTER Knob - Step Up” wouldn’t it be better if it was “IFF: MASTER Knob - Step Up”?
And finally, I think the keyboard layouts should also include IFF in the description when appropriate (i.e. [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[F8] is presently “Master Up” where I think it would be better if it was labeled “IFF Master Up”).
I hope I’m making sense? Anyway, tons of thanks to Red Dog and everyone for their efforts on the sim and especially the implementation of IFF. I LOVE IT!!!
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\Docs\05 Other Documentation\Database*F-16s TexSet.xls*
In the first “Legend” tab, Line #27 and Line #28, I think the “Aircraft Variant” and the “Cockpit Name” are inverted.
F-16AM RNoAF and RNIAF should be on the same line for Variant and Cockpit name…Variants Cockpit name Aircraft parent # Wing parent # Texture Sets
F-16AM RNlAF F-16AM RNoAF 1755 1752 1
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Training Manual, page 79:
“You can proceed low level to STPT 14 or further, or you can move to the LGB Training Mission that will start at IP1 (STPT 6) of this flight.”
I thought this meant that I could start with the TFR training mission 8 and finish with LGB training mission 11, just as I can do missions 1-3 together. However, LGB training is far west of the TFR stuff and the flight plans don’t match… Is this sentence left over from an earlier version?
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Falcon BMS Manual Chapter 3.2.4 “Launching BMS 4.34”:
First select either the 32 bit or 64 bit version in the top right corner. The selected one will appear in green.
There is no 32 Bit version since BMS 4.34 anymore.
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Cheers!
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Training Manual Pg. 157:
“When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R.”
Wouldn’t it be 90°L? Or am I understanding aspect incorrectly?
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Training Manual Pg. 157:
“When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R.”
Wouldn’t it be 90°L? Or am I understanding aspect incorrectly?
When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R because ownship would be somewhere on the line separating the upper right quadrant and lower right quadrant.
Here’s a picture of Aspect Angle 80°L. Notice the TLL points to the right and the FCR shows the target heading westerly, showing his left side to you. Aspect is your position on the bandit’s left or right side.
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@jc1:
When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R because ownship would be somewhere on the line separating the upper right quadrant and lower right quadrant.
Here’s a picture of Aspect Angle 80°L. Notice the TLL points to the right and the FCR shows the target heading westerly, showing his left side to you. Aspect is your position on the bandit’s left or right side.
I must be really dense…but it looks to me that your image contradicts your first statement. In your image, the caret is between 3 and 4 o’clock and the aspect is 80L. So if the caret is at 3 o’clock, wouldn’t that indicate 90L? Ownship would still be on the left quadrant of the bandit.
My understanding has always been that the caret triangle points through the circle in the direction the bandit’s nose is pointing if you look directly at him. Therefore at 90L, the caret is at 3 o’clock pointing to the left (through the circle) and the bandit is moving right to left across your field of vision exposing his left side. What the manual states is that 90R is with the caret at 3 o’clock. But that would mean the bandit is heading the opposite direction. Here’s a crude MS paint image:
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Training Manual Pg. 157:
“When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R.”
Wouldn’t it be 90°L? Or am I understanding aspect incorrectly?
@jc1:
When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R because ownship would be somewhere on the line separating the upper right quadrant and lower right quadrant.
Here’s a picture of Aspect Angle 80°L. Notice the TLL points to the right and the FCR shows the target heading westerly, showing his left side to you. Aspect is your position on the bandit’s left or right side.
I must be really dense…but it looks to me that your image contradicts your first statement. In your image, the caret is between 3 and 4 o’clock and the aspect is 80L. So if the caret is at 3 o’clock, wouldn’t that indicate 90L? Ownship would still be on the left quadrant of the bandit.
My understanding has always been that the caret triangle points through the circle in the direction the bandit’s nose is pointing if you look directly at him. Therefore at 90L, the caret is at 3 o’clock pointing to the left (through the circle) and the bandit is moving right to left across your field of vision exposing his left side. What the manual states is that 90R is with the caret at 3 o’clock. But that would mean the bandit is heading the opposite direction. Here’s a crude MS paint image:
The image on p156 is not the HUD with a HUD caret. It’s the God’s-eye view. At 3 o’clock the bandit would be on the right aspect. I showed the BMS cockpit with the HUD caret at 3-4 o’oclock to show that the caret could be on the right but indicate left aspect. Look at my image’s FCR MFD. Under CRM is 8L indicating 80 degrees left aspect.
More insight is in 34-1-1 p47, section 1.4.4.1.7.1
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@jc1:
The image on p156 is not the HUD with a HUD caret. It’s the God’s-eye view. At 3 o’clock the bandit would be on the right aspect. I showed the BMS cockpit with the HUD caret at 3-4 o’oclock to show that the caret could be on the right but indicate left aspect. Look at my image’s FCR MFD. Under CRM is 8L indicating 80 degrees left aspect.
More insight is in 34-1-1 p47, section 1.4.4.1.7.1
I’m not questioning p156…the God’s-eye view. That part I get. I’m questioning p157 where it shows the radar scope on the left and HUD indications for SRM employment on the right.
“On the HUD, there is a caret on the SRM reticle (representing the missile seeker field of view) identified with the red arrow above. The caret moves around the circle to indicate aspect. When the caret is at 12 o’clock, aspect is 180° (like in this scenario). When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R. When the caret is at 6 o’clock, aspect is 0°.”
How can the bolded text be correct? Your cockpit image clearly shows the caret near 3 o’clock with a L aspect on the radar scope, not R as the manual says it should be. If the caret is anywhere on the right side (1 o’clock through 5 o’clock) of the HUD reticle, it’s an L aspect, is it not?
EDIT: I’m only saying there is one typo and that it should say “When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°L”
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one of the image wasn’t updated because at the time the manual was written there was a bug, bug that was found thanks to that manual chapter
Unfortunately there was no time to update the picture once it was corrected. I think it’s stated in the paragraph somewhereAs far as I remember, the text is correct, the image wasn’t because it dated pre bug.
It’s not the single occurence and running after these minutes details - which are many - inevitably made us forget a few of these -
I’m not saying any of the images are incorrect in the section on Aspect Angle. I’m saying the text is incorrect in the training manual on p157 where it describes the solid triangle (caret) that moves around the circle (reticle) on the HUD. The manual states that when the caret is at 3 o’clock on the reticle, it’s a 90°R aspect. I’m saying that is factually incorrect. If the triangle is at three o’clock on the circle, the bandit is moving right to left and therefore the aspect is 90°L.
Here is an in-sim screenshot as proof of what I’m saying:
I’m not criticizing by any means at all. You all do a wonderful job with the tremendous amount of study-level documentation, I’m just pointing it out because this section tripped me up a little. I’m back to BMS after a couple years away and spotted that line and thought…“this can’t be right.”
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I’m not questioning p156…the God’s-eye view. That part I get. I’m questioning p157 where it shows the radar scope on the left and HUD indications for SRM employment on the right.
“On the HUD, there is a caret on the SRM reticle (representing the missile seeker field of view) identified with the red arrow above. The caret moves around the circle to indicate aspect. When the caret is at 12 o’clock, aspect is 180° (like in this scenario). When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°R. When the caret is at 6 o’clock, aspect is 0°.”
How can the bolded text be correct? Your cockpit image clearly shows the caret near 3 o’clock with a L aspect on the radar scope, not R as the manual says it should be. If the caret is anywhere on the right side (1 o’clock through 5 o’clock) of the HUD reticle, it’s an L aspect, is it not?
EDIT: I’m only saying there is one typo and that it should say “When the caret is at 3 o’clock, aspect is 90°L”
I see what you’re saying. I agree that when the caret is on the HUD right side reticle it is left aspect and when the caret is on the HUD left side reticle it is right aspect.
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https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?38947-Autopilot&p=537188#post537188
training manual intro Ui pictures
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Dash-34 need a chapter about plain GBU. with difference of procedure for PII and PIII and need to explain what is a PII and a PIII
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BMS Training Manual
Mission 15: Inertially Aided Munitions
page 132 under GOAL:
SA-4 north of target.
The problem is that the in-game BMS TR_BMS_15_IAM mission does not show the SA-4 on the map nor does it show its threat circle.
Neither is it on the HSD. I clearly forgot about it after reading the documentation.
I didn’t realize it was there until I encountered it during the training flight.