Falcon BMS 4.37.7 Documentation Bug Reports

[Micro_440th]

Please provide 4.37.7 documentation bugs in the following “bug format”:

Document:
Page:
Original sentence: “”
Corrected sentence: “”

Thank you for your support

[dumba]

Document: -1 (edit: F-16 -1, that is, keep forgetting we have F-15 now )
Page: 77/78
Original: 5. NORM – The system is armed for automatic operation except during engine
shutdown on the ground. With WOW and throttle in OFF, the EPU does not
activate when the main and standby generators drop offline.

Corrected: this list item is extraneous; EPU NORM is discussed as a separate item right below this
NORM: 1. The system is armed for automatic operation except during engine shutdown on
the ground. With WOW and throttle in OFF, the EPU does not activate when the
main and standby generators drop off line.

[Tacom]

Document: BMS-Training Manual
Page: 379
Last paragraph of point 28.6 is duplicated.

[Tacom]

Document: 34
Page: 363
The third paragraph refers to SEMI AUTO, does this option exist?

[jayb]

Document: -34
Page: 59-62 (the stick+throttle schematics)

Under certain conditions (TGP as SOI ?) and possibly for certain blocks only, a double-tap of TMS-Aft will perform a CZ. That information does not seem to be presented on those pages

[jagfour]

In 1F-16cmam-34-1-1 BMS pg. 362, the diagram showing the CMS button, the directions are given as forward, right, aft, left. Within the narrative, there are descriptions of up and down. Consistency of description is lost.

[Tacom]

@Micro_440th said in Falcon BMS 4.37.5 - Documentation Bug Reports:

Document: BMS-Training manual
Page: 287
Original sentence: “The second feature is the team member symbology which indicates the position of a team members 5-8. Please note that team member information includes a circle only, but no distance or number data.”
Corrected sentence: “The second feature is the team member symbology which indicates the position of team members 5-8. Please note that team member information includes a circle only, but no distance or number data.”

Removed the “a” from " a team"

[richionizor]

Document: Technical manual
Page: 42 (4-42)
Section: 4.3

Add a note that .gvd will not work in VR.

[zap737]

Document: F-15 kneeboards DDS files

In general kneeboards should align with the latest published checklists

Page: See images below.

First image is from kneeboard DDS file

Second image is from checklist PDF

Original sentence:
Corrected sentence:

[Kruger]

Document: TO 1F-F16CMAM-34-1-1
Page: 184

Top row of table: Mnemonic is misspelled (Mmenonic).

[Kruger]

Document: TO 1F-F16CMAM-1
Page: 168

The chapters 27.1 “ILS Controls” and 27.2 “Operation of the ILS on upfront controls” contain erroneous information. They state that in order to use the ILS steering commands on the HUD/HSI/ADI, the ILS course must be set via the DED or the the HSI course setting knob. This is incorrect. The course setting affects TACAN navigation and the orientation of the HSI course arrow, but does not affect the function of the ILS instrumentation.

An ILS course doesn’t need to be set, because the localizer is fixed and provides guidance for one course only.

The BMS Training manual on page 83 has a better description of how an ILS works, which is largely correct.

Needless to say, using the course setting is required if an instrument approach involves using VOR/TACAN, as is often the case.

[Kruger]

Document: Training Manual
Page: 9

The weather brief doesn’t match the “NOTAM” style information. Should read: Wind speed 320°/5 knots, temperature 9°C, dew point -1°C.

[Kruger]

Document: Training Manual
Page: 17

Original sentence: For further details, consult Section 7.1.1 on PFL Analysis in the Dash-34.
Corrected sentence: For further details, consult Section 7.1 on PFL Analysis in the Dash-34.

[Kruger]

Document: Training Manual
Page: 18

NWS is described as “Nose Wheel System”. Should read “Nose Wheel Steering”.

[Kruger]

Document: Training Manual
Page: 19

Original sentence: In such cases, it is advised to abort the aircraft.
Corrected sentence: In such cases, it is advised to abort the takeoff.

[Kruger]

Document: Emergency Checklists
Page: 25

In the “Engine Fault Caution Light” section, the workflow reads “Land as soon as practical”. According to the official block 50/52+ flight manual, the correct item is “Land as soon as possible”.

[Kruger]

Document: Training Manual
Page: 53

Original sentence: TAS is CAS corrected for pressure altitude
Corrected sentence: TAS is EAS corrected for air density.
Or: TAS is CAS corrected for compressibility error and air density.

[101-Spyder]

Document: BMS Technical Manual
Page: 3-19 (19)
Original sentence: “This option allows tweaking the sky brightness at night. Valid range from 0.0 (all black) to 1.0(all white). Default setting: 0.1.”

Corrected sentence: “This option allows tweaking the sky brightness at night. Valid range from 0.0 (all black) to 1.0(all white). Default setting: 0.01.”

The value 0.01 is what is written in the Falcon BMS.cfg file by default when shipped for many versions. Either the comment is inaccurate or otherwise the default value that ships should be changed to match the comment in the file and in the technical documentation.

[101-Spyder]

@Micro_440th
Do you plan to provide an update to the BMS Technical Manual for 4.37 U5 soon or if not, will it be offered with 4.37.6? Thank you.

[Kruger]

Document: Training Manual
Page: 45

Original sentence: The that is not intuitively clear…
Corrected sentence: The thing that is not intuitively clear…