FALCON BMS 4.37.1 - Documentation Bug Reports
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Please provide 4.37.1 documention bugs in the following “bug format”:
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Original sentence: “”
Corrected sentence: “”Thank you for your support!
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BMS Technical Manual 4.37.1
chap 9.2
p. 9-96
Original sentence: “Mainly inmtended for VR users.”
Corrected sentence: “Mainly intended for VR users.”chap. 9.3
p. 9-97
Original sentence: “New cursor functions to supplement the aexisting left, right, up and dorn callbacks.”
Original sentence: “New cursor functions to supplement the existing left, right, up and down callbacks.”chap. 9.4 and others
inconsistent writing of “3D”, i.e. “3d” instead of “3D”BMS-Training.pdf 4.37.1
p. 11
Original sentence: “Please note: you need to select the F-16 flight in the left window of the and take the seat with…”
Corrected sentence: “Please note: you need to select the F-16 flight in the left window of the UI and take the seat with…”Original sentence: “Make always sure you are seated correctly when multiple flights are listed”
Corrected sentence: “Always make sure you are seated correctly when multiple flights are listed”p. 54
Original sentence: “ATC will give you clearance to taxi back and will assign you a taxi route to your assigned parking spot (example below: “05”).”
Corrected sentence: “Ground will give you clearance to taxi back and will assign you a taxi route to your assigned parking spot (example below: “05”).”p. 101
Original sentence: “pMission 6:…”
Corrected sentence: “Mission 6:…”p. 103
Original sentence: “Incidentally it is also the moment where thep glide slope …”
Corrected sentence: “Incidentally it is also the moment where the glide slope …”p. 299
Original sentence: "The next few slides … "
Corrected sentence: “The next few pages …”p. 303
repetition:
"It is important to note that the “beaming” tactic is
not very effective against missiles, especially short range systems like the SA-6 and SA-11. This is because you are still
within the Weapon Engagement Zone and may be targeted with additional missiles.The “beaming” tactic is not a reliable method for defeating missiles, particularly when facing short range systems like
the SA-6 and SA-11. This is because you remain within the Weapon Engagement Zone when using this tactic, which
increases the chances of being targeted with additional missiles."TO 1F-16CMAM-34-1-1 BMS 4.37.1
p. 279
Original sentence: “The Loft Sngle and Apex Altitude are not implemented.”
Corrected sentence: “The loft angle and apex altitude are not implemented.”Appreciate your hard work!
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@Micro_440th per https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/24439/maddog-inflight-behavior-dash34-discrepancy
Document: TO 1F-16CMAM-34-1-1 BMS.pdf
Page: 197 sec 3.1.2Original sentence: “
SLAV mode without a bugged target: A missile can also be fired in SLAV without a bugged target, by a long simultaneous press of
UNCAGE and Pickle. The missile is then fired without a target and will not activate its seeker. This mode is essentially a missile
jettison.BORE mode: BORE allows you to fire a missile relying solely on the missile seeker to find a target. In BORE launch, the missile
seeker goes active directly after launch and targets the first aircraft it ‘sees’. This mode should only be used for self-defence with
extreme caution, as the missile seeker will not discriminate friend or foe (the brevity for such a launch is MADDOG for good
reason). In BORE mode, missile fire is done by a simultaneous long press of UNCAGE and Pickle. In BORE mode, the missile will
ignore any bugged target on the FCR.
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BORE mode, or SLAV mode without a bugged target: A missile can also be fired without a bugged target, by a long simultaneous press of UNCAGE and Pickle. The missile seeker will go active directly after launch and target the first aircraft it “sees”. This mode should only be used for self-defense, and with extreme caution, as the missile seeker will not discriminate friend or foe (the brevity for such a launch is “Maddog”, for good reason).Note: while in SLAV mode, pressing/holding CURSOR-ENABLE will temporarily switch to BORE mode, dropping the lock on any target, and thus facilitating a Maddog shot.
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also Page 205, sec 3.1.6.3.3
Original sentence: “When fired in bored mode, the ARH will fly to a virtual target estimated in front on its own position, enters into MPRF search
immediately after launch and will seek for a target within its seeker range, azimuth and elevation.”Corrected sentence: “When fired in BORE mode, or SLAV mode without a designated target, the ARH missile will enter into MPRF search immediately after launch and seek a target within its limits of range, azimuth and elevation.”
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Document: TO 1F-16CMAM-34-1-1 BMS.pdf
Page: 262
Corrected sentence: The paragraph marked new to 4.37.1 (blue) exists in 4.37.0. This seems to contradict the new (blue) procedure from page 252 in the same document. -
Document: TO 1F-16CMAM-1 BMS.pdf
Page: 78
Issue: Should the EPU switch NORM position be a bullet in its own right? -
TO 1F-16CM/AM-1 BMS
Page 154
“The DED is an integral part of the upfront controls and provides a visual display of the switch actions made via upfront controls. The primary readouts of communication, navigation, and IFF systems are included in the page selections available for display on the DED. Channel, frequency, mode, and code selections of UHF, VHF, TACAN, ILS, and IFF are presented when the appropriate page is selected. INS present position and steerpoint data may be selected for display on the DED.”
This sentence is repeated, in the second occurrence the difference ist on the last phrase it saya “INS/EGI” instead of “INS”.
Page 155
In this picture the CNI page has UHF label and frequency also on the third line. Unsure if it is an error or in some block you can have COMM2 to work as Uniform radio.
Page 156
Another concept repeated: “The middle area of line two is blank during normal operation. If the upfront controls memory is lost, the upfront controls revert to default values and DFLT is displayed in the middle of line two.
DFLT is displayed if UFC memory is lost, and the UFC automatically uses default values.”Page 157
“The CNI readout/DED page summary displays IFF modes 1, 3, C, and 4 selected, 4567 (MODE 3 code), AUTO (automatic transponder switching function), T123 (TACAN channel number), and X (TACAN band).” This seems to me the caption of a picture but ist in the middle of a paragraph without illustrations.
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BMS User Manual
Page 146
Original: CCC will display Command, Communication and Control centres
Corrected: CCC will display Command, Control and Communication centres
Note: Command and control / C2 is a concept, C3 extends this with communication, which is a means to facilitate C2.Note: ‘centre’ is British English, ‘center’ is American English. Most of the document says ‘center’ (AE), but there are many occurrences of ‘colour’ (BE). It’s nitpicking, but for consistency either center/color or centre/colour should be used.
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@Micro_440th
Document: BMS-Technical-Manual.pdf
Page: 3-26
Original sentence: “g_bImageBasedLighting – For performance reasons you can disable this if not already, it’s a huge FPS eater but unused for now”
Corrected sentence: “”(I’m pretty sure this cfg option was deleted from the codebase, way back in 4.35 timeframe. Double-check me on that… but I suppose it should be moved to the section of deprecated cfg params.)
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Document: BMS Training Manual 4.7.1
Page: 30
Original sentence: “The first thing to do is to ask Gunsan ground for clearance to taxi. The ATC usage is explained in the
BMS Comms-Nav-Book. Refer to: Part 1: The BMS Air Traffic Control
We recommend having your charts for Gunsan handy as well. The chart usage is explained in the
BMS Comms-Nav-Book. Refer to: Part 4: Falcon BMS Chart Reviev”Corrected sentence: “The first thing to do is to ask Gunsan ground for clearance to taxi. The ATC usage is explained in the BMS Comms-Nav-Book. Refer to Part 1: The BMS Air Traffic Control. We recommend having your charts for Gunsan handy as well. The chart usage is explained in the BMS Comms-Nav-Book. Refer to Part 4: Falcon BMS Chart Review.”
Consider replacing to: with to in second and fourth sentences. For the second sentence, add a period at the end of the sentence. For the fourth sentence, Change Reviev to Review and add a period at the end of the sentence.
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Document: BMS Training Manual
Pages: 30 and 54
Training mission 1 was updated in 4.7.1 to originate in Tree Area as shown on the Gunsan airport diagram. The documentation still refers to “Wolfpack flows” in four locations. Consider changing “Wolfpack flows” to Tree Area in at least three of them. In addition, in some cases the associated sentences describe how (specific turns) the OP is to taxi the jet from Wolf Pack Flows which is not the case in mission 1.The last of the four is on page 54. If ATC directs return to a parking space at Wolf Pack Flows, consider changing “Wolfpack flows” to Wolf Pack Flows to match the naming convention shown on the airport diagram.
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Document: Gunsan_APC_RWY18 parking chart
Page: 1Taxiway designator N obscures taxiway C, parking spot 4.
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Document: Threat Guide, 4.37
Page: 29 (1x), 30 (2x), 32 (2x), 33 (4x), 34 (1x).
Original sentence: “HOJ"
Corrected sentence: “HOJ N/I" (greyed out like with LOAL N/I)HOJ for A-A missiles has been completely removed as of 4.37, according to Mav-JP. HOJ information for A-A missiles in the threat guide should be updated to indicate that this capability is not implemented in BMS 4.37, similar to how LOAL is styled.
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Hello all,
Document: BMS-Training.pdf
Page: 125
Original sentence: “Time to plan ahead and set this already to 57X TR ”
Corrected sentence: “Time to plan ahead and set this already to 126X TR ”Original sentence: “select TCN page from the menu and double check that channel 57”
Corrected sentence: “select TCN page from the menu and double check that channel 126 ”Thanks,
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BMS-VR-Guide
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Inaccurate listing of what VR-related lines are/aren’t in the falcon bms.cfg file
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No mention of the VRZoom config line that is in the falcon bms.cfg file, nor any guide explanation of what VRZoom is all about.
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No mention of the NoPresent config line or what it does.
I’m guessing these are items that were introduced or changed at the last moment after you submitted this document.
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Document: BMS-Training.pdf 4.37.1
Page: 61
Original sentence: “The “Route” formation is a loose formation which corresponds to an enlarged “Fingertip” formation.”
Corrected sentence: “The “Route” formation is a loose formation which corresponds to an enlarged “Fingertip” formation (SEE BELOW).”There’s actually no previous definition or mention of Fingertip formation. With some research I could write a paragraph defining it if you’d like (or require).I’m an idjit.
Also, this documentation is amazing. Thank you for spending so much time creating and maintaining it.
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Document: BMS-Training.pdf 4.37.1
Page: 94Original sentence: “Both emitters create a microwave path ending at the runway threshold allowing aircraft to be guided in bad weather
until the pilot can see the runway to follow the ILS, pilots need to place their aircraft in the center of both cones and stay there until minimum. ”Corrected sentence: “These emitters create a path ending at the runway threshold allowing aircraft to be guided in bad weather until the pilot can see the runway to follow the ILS, pilots need to place their aircraft in the center of both cones and stay there until minimum. ”
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Corrected sentence: “Both emitters create a radio path ending at the runway threshold allowing aircraft to be guided in bad weather until the pilot can see the runway to follow the ILS, pilots need to place their aircraft in the center of both cones and stay there until minimum. ”
ILS works in VHF and UHF frequency bands. MLS works in the microwave band.
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@ALL
All fixed for U2 if valid. Thanks for reporting!
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Document:
“Replacing music in BMS”Sorry, Micro, but this really needs an overhaul. References to 4.35, 4.36, and incorrect references to ‘ui1.ogg’ which is no longer used since BMS restructured their ambient filenames.