Wouldn’t you know it, I went and tested again in the AA Radar Modes missions and it’s working - wonder if it has something to do with mission settings/loadout? Will have to try some of the others.

Not sure what I am missing here, this used to work fine for me. I did replace my X52 with a CH stick/throttle and set it up with the included Kolbe keymaps so that is what I am using. As far as I can tell everything else appears to be working (rather well I will add! Love the new setup)

I realize I have to be in dogfight mode, have the HMCS up and sidewinders ready to go. Per the documentation I understand the procedure (and this used to work with the X52) is to

Have HMCS on
Engage DF mode
Hold TMS forward (goes into NO RAD)
The ellipse should appear
Release TMS when over a target and it locks.

This used to work exactly as shown in Krauses tutorial here:

Around the 42:56 mark

I can’t for the life of my figure out why it never activates any more and I never see the ellipse…I am still able to get locks by pointing the cross with the ac but not with the HMCS. Must be missing something but cannot figure out what

Any ideas, did I miss a step in the process?

Thanks all. So falcon has come this far….amazing! Good to know if I ever get my butt online

Hi all, now that I have been getting used to the ch stick and throttle I have it set up as much like the f16 as possible. One thing I am not clear on is the practical use of the comm switch on the throttle. See page 25 of Bms-dash1.pdf for reference.

I understand and use the left/right functions for IFF out and in but an puzzled by the up and down for VHF and UHF. Is this used in multiplayer for cimmunicating with team mates or something?

This is really good stuff, thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.

Thanks guys, I will take a look when I get home tonight.

I got it up and running, just installed BMS again and copied over my config files. Running great so far! Now if I can just figure out how to convert Hard Decks X52 profile to the CH Fighterstick and Throttle I will be set.

Hi all,

I am replacing my aging and troublesome Saitek X52 with a CH Fighterstick and Pro Throttle. Should be here shortly and I am getting ready for it. Learning Control Manager is going to be a treat I am sure, and I would like to start the same way I did with the SSD software, by loading up a profile and seeing how it ticks!

Problem is, I can’t find any There are several links I have found, all to dead sites. One that turns up often is this one:

http://www.72ndvfw.org/forum/m/5688083/viewthread/8140906-smokeys-hotas-profile

And it looks great, but I cant seem to find anyway to actually obtain it. I don’t even see any profiles here - am I just missing them? Hard Decks X52 profile worked really well for me (when the X52 wasnt crashing or causing me to pull my hair out) and I would love to duplicate that on the Ch.

Any advice appreciated!

@l3crusader:

Registry is indeed edited… my guess is it wont be ok.

Ah, bummer. Oh well I have my Falcon 4 CD handy so I should still be good to go!

Hi all, got me a new system on the way (woo hoo!) and am preparing a list of things I will need to get on it and of course, BMS is a high priority.

Since I am going to be transfering a lot from the current hard drive to the new one anyway, does anyone know if I will be able to copy my installation of BMS as well? I know some games, especially older ones are ok with that but sometimes there are registry settings and what not. Just curious - if not I have no problem installing fresh and copying over config files.