Falcon BMS 4.37.0 - Documentation: Bug reports
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Hi @Micro_440th
TO 1F-16CMAM-1 BMS.pdf
Page 9 :
31 SERVICING DIAGRAM … 217
… Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert.
32 Normal procedures … 218I think there is a “Fehler”.
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Training manual:
3d -> 3D (dictionary)
(Many occurrences)p. 302
Original: beare of low level ground threats such as MANPAD’s and AAA
Corrected: beware of low level ground threats such as MANPADS and AAA
Rem: The S in MANPADS is ‘system’.p. 302
Original: Descent, make aggressive
Corrected: Descend, make aggressivep. 303
Original: find the best way for SEAD/ EW
Corrected: find the best way for SEAD/EWDash 34:
p. 276
Original: The lowest the best accuracy.
Corrected: Lower index means better accuracy.p. 278
Original: as secondary targets: see 1.4.3.1TMS down on a
Corrected: as secondary targets: see 1.4.3.1. TMS down on ap 279 (illustration)
Original: Requierd Turn
Corrected: Required Turnp. 279
Original: and the Aircraft Maneuver Zone (s are not available in RUK mode.
Corrected: ??? Not sure what is unavailable in RUK. Missing close parenthesis.p. 279
Original: The Loft angle and Apex Altitude are not implemented
Corrected: The Loft Angle and Apex Altitude are not implementedp. 284 (lower illustration)
Original: WCMD SMS cotrol page
Corrected: WCMD SMS control page -
edit: sorry, just realised I’m not quite following the proposed reporting format, will have to correct later.
DASH1:
p2
Table of contents is named “appendix”p63
Not sure if the chapter refers to ground refuel (not implemented), or goes on to explain air refueling. May be an error in subtitle levels, and 4.1.1 AIR REFUELING should have been 4.2?p66
5.1 to 5.3 sections are empty, not sure if intended - usually there’s a N/I remark on non implemented systems.p88-90
“TEF’s” plurals shouldn’t have an apostrophe.p109,110
Flaps section (15) refers to STANDBY GAINS in “this section”, however gains are covered in section 16, FLCS. -
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Document: README_FIRST_Welcome_To_The_Docs.pdf
Ver. 4.37, 14 December 2022p.2-4
In the whole “Welcome To The Docs” document and in the Foreword chapters of other manuals I propose to standardize the names of the manuals. Currently different names and different ways of writing (hyphenated in one place, non-hyphenated in other) are used. For instance, instead of “BMS-User-Manual” I suggest to write BMS User Manual. If the name appears within a body of text, to emphasize that we’re referring to a concrete document, I propose to either italicize it or enclose in double quotes (both at the same time seem excessive).
BMS-User-Manual -> BMS User Manual
BMS-Device-Setup-Guide -> BMS Device Setup Guide
BMS-Comms-Nav-book -> BMS Comms & Nav Book (also, in the said manual’s title page the title should be updated to “Comms & Nav Book” instead of “COMMS-NAV-BOOK”)
BMS-Training -> BMS Training Manual
BMS-Technical-Manual -> BMS Technical Manual
BMS-Threat-Guide -> BMS Threat Guide
BMS-Naval-Ops -> BMS Naval Operations Manual (or BMS Naval Ops Manual)
BMS-Key-File-Editor-Manual -> BMS Key File Editor Manual
BMS-Cockpit-Guide -> BMS Cockpit Interaction Guidep.2
Original: Documenting a study-sim like Falcon 4.0 BMS cannot be done in 50 pages.
Corrected: Documenting a study sim, like Falcon BMS, cannot be done in 50 pages.
Reason: correction in punctuation; “study-sim” to me does not need a dash; everywhere (including on the main loading screen) we use the name “Falcon BMS” not “Falcon 4.0 BMS”p.2
Original: To try to guide you, here is a quick explanation of what each manual attempt to cover, followed by a proposed flow.
Corrected: To try to guide you, here is a quick explanation of what each manual attempts to cover, followed by a proposed flow.
Reason: typo, missing “s” in “attempts”p.2
Original: All documents are in the \Docs folder of your Falcon BMS installation.
Corrected: All documents (except BMS Device Setup Guide) are in the \Docs folder of your Falcon BMS installation.p.2
Original: Or just click on ‘Documentation and Manuals’ on the Launcher.
Corrected: You can navigate to this folder with Windows Explorer or just by clicking “Open Docs Folder” button in the Launcher.
Reason: made this sentence connect with the prevous onep.2
In bullet VR/TRACK IR/VOICE PROGRAMS:
Original:
(\Docs\01 Input Devises\04 VR)
(\Docs\01 Input Devises\05 TRACKIR)
(\Docs\01 Input Devises\06 Voice Programs)Corrected:
(\Docs\01 Input Devices\04 VR Guide)
(\Docs\01 Input Devices\05 Track IR)
(\Docs\01 Input Devices\06 Voice Programs)Reason: incorrect folder names
p.3
Original: Learning to fly a study sim is a steep curve but rewarding curve.
Corrected: Learning to fly a study sim is a steep curve, but a rewarding one.
Reason: corrected punctuation and removed repetition of “curve”.Also, consider the following alternative that makes the sentence stronger. I think we should not be trying to make a general statement about all study sims here. After all this is a document about BMS - probably the first one that a new user reads, so let’s make it specific:
Alternative: Learning to fly Falcon BMS is a steep curve, but a rewarding one.p.3
Title of section 2.2
Original: Setup your devises
Corrected: Setup your devices
Reason: typo -
Hey,
just found another one.
Document: BMS-Training.pdf
Page: 13
Original sentence: “Note that all external lightning is implemented since 4.36”
Corrected sentence: “Note that all external lighting is implemented since 4.36”cheers
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Document: TO 1F-16CM/AM-1 BMS
Page: section 1.5, page 25
Error - The number-keyed diagram for the left console has two instances of 22.
Correction - At the location of the manual pitch override switch, change 22 to 24.Page: section 39.4, page 348
Omission - Acronym NVIS is not listed.
Correction - Add definition of NVIS (night vision?) to glossary.GC
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Document: BMS-VR-Guide.pdf
Page: 2Original sentence: 1. If your VR headset requires to set an runtime option in the headset software, make sure it is linked to Stream VR
Corrected sentence: 1. If you have OpenComposite installed, use the OpenComposite launcher to set the OpenVR runtime to SteamVR.
Notes: The documentation includes a screenshot of PimaxXR. This tool - along with OpenXR Tools for Windows Mixed Reality and the Oculus settings - only change which OpenXR runtime is used, not which OpenVR runtime is used.
These tools can only switch between:
- BMS -[openvr]- > OpenComposite -[openxr] -> PimaxXR -> Pimax drivers
- BMS -[openvr] -> OpenComposite -[openxr] -> SteamVR -> PimaxDrivers
OpenComposite is not compatible with BMS at all due to the use of the overlay app type, so you want:
- BMS -[openvr] -> SteamVR
This requires that SteamVR is set as the OpenVR runtime - not that SteamVR is used as OpenComposite’s backend - so you need to set this through the OpenComposite launcher, not any vendor-specific tools.
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Document: BMS Technical Manual ver. 4.36.2
Page: 27
Original sentence: “Sets the time in minutes before Takeoff time players will join 3D.”Corrected sentence: “Sets the time in minutes players have before Takeoff when launching 3D.”
Page: 31
Original sentence: “Activates (1) activates experimental support for native Tacview .zip.acmi format. It saves ACMI files in a new format ‘<timestamp>.zip.acmi’. Option (2) reverts to old .vhs ACMI format.”Corrected sentence: “Set to 1 activates experimental support for native Tacview.zip.acmi format. It saves ACMI files in a new ‘<timestamp>.zip.acmi’ format . Setting 2 reverts to old ‘.vhs’ ACMI format.”
Remarks:
- Original first sentence has ‘activates’ twice.
- In original first sentence, there is a space between ‘Tacview’ and ‘.zip.acmi’
- The entire paragraph needs to be formatted/ justified to match previous entries.
Bonus: In the 4.37 Changelog, under the General list of affected assets:
Original sentence: “Features added that make XML files incompable”
Corrected sentence: “Features added that make XML files incompatible”
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page 60: line break necessary after “…than 18,000 pph for 30 seconds.”
page 128: 1. Power switch (3 positions) - OFF, Standby (STBY), Operate (OPR) - > standby position not implemented
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34 Dash 1
Page 101 numbering starts from 3:
"The following applies to the initiation and verification of a successful data link transmission round:
3. Verify data link mode DMD or ASGN is displayed next to OSB 6 on the A-A FCR. Press OSB 6 if necessary to cycle through
the modes."Could be mistaken for missing steps/pages
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Document: BMS-Training.pdf
Page: 47
Original sentence: AKEOFF OPTION: …
Corrected sentence: TAKEOFF OPTION: … -
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BMS User Manual.pdf:
Page 9, last line:
Original: \Docs\01 Input Devises\04 VR Guide
Corrected: \Docs\01 Input Devices\04 VR GuidePage 211:
Original: New formation “stack up” / “level” / “stack down” / “God Deck” commands”
Corrected: New formation commands: “stack up” / “level” / “stack down” / “go deck” -
BMS Technical Manual:
Page 139:
Original: So the first device has the IDs 0 – 31
Corrected: So the first device has the IDs 0 – 127
Remark: Perhaps also a note that this is dependent ong_nButtonsPerDevice
.Page 143, paragraph “Key assignments”: Should be changed and noted that using the launcher for assignments is the recommended approach.
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Document: BMS-Training.pdf
Page: 109
Original sentence: he engine …
Corrected sentence: The engine: … -
BMS Training Manual 4.37
page 40
original: “If not, as in this example the diamond is displayed with an X through it at the edge of the HUD…”
corrected:" If not, unlike in this example, the diamond is displayed …" (rationale: the screenshot shows the diamond, not the X)page 307 (SA-6 section)
original: “NOTE: …that the SA-11 is highly mobile.”
corrected: “NOTE: …that the SA-6 is highly mobile.” -
Threat guide
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Ac = aircraft, or should it be in abbreviations list.
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At the bottom, the text is fading
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Hi!
Parking place numbers are misslabeled in the charts. I tested only at Seosan, but I think other ABs affected too. First picture from a rampstart. Second picture is after arrival. Ground control told me " Delta 03". I went on the red line, stops at yellow and watched where my wingman goes. The other two F-16 were parked already, so after my wingman stopped, it was clear where is my place.
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@hiuuz Have you read this post?
https://forum.falcon-bms.com/post/360901
Does that match your observation?Cheers
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@Wolfman Oh! I thought the game is OK (starting the sequence of parking numbers with zero seems strange to me), so I came straight here to “Documentation: Bug reports”. Didn’t see your post!