Thanks for the clues…was looking for pilot and not simpilot…however ALT C then P would not work at all…it would always see the “P” as pause with the “P” press. My machine may be too fast for the combo to be detected properly. Changed it to “CTRL p” and it works as expected. Thanks
Machtoo
@Machtoo
Private Pilot
25 Year Navy Career
Owned and flown every flightsim since MS Flightsim one
Best posts made by Machtoo
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RE: Hide the Virtual Pilot in the Cockpit
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RE: BMS and HELIOS
After looking at dozens of past posts on HELIOS, I discovered the cause of my issue and resolved. HELIOS does not work with monitor scaling and my primary 4K monitor was scaled to 150% which threw the HELIOS coordinates off. Setting the monitor 100% resolved and after a few position tweaks all is perfect. I now have two MFDs and the EHSI in the center lower display which is the AMPCD for the F18. I also just configured and mapped the Winwing F18 UFC/HUD and the F16 ICP. All is working perfectly in the sims (Falcon BMS and DCS World. The results are outstanding in my cockpit. I am able to quickly swap the UFC and ICP when needed with the mount I crafted from CubeSim and Winwing mounts.
I was able to use font, folder and icon sizing in Windows 11 as well as some accessibility settings to get the readability back on the primary display without scaling.
Latest posts made by Machtoo
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RE: AimxyZ Head Tracker with BMS 4.37
@frankchen1975 One note…when mine was not working in BMS I completely uninstalled TrackIR software, and it worked beautifully. The TrackIR software drivers were conflicting with AimxyZ in BMS. The TrackIR blocks are still checked in BMS but the software is removed. This tip was provided to me by Cubesim (my source for AimxyZ)
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MultiMonitor and HELIOS Changing Arrangement Resolved
Solved the frustration problem this morning with the monitor arrangement changing in Windows everytime you restarted. I remembered a tool I used years ago call MultiMonitor Tool…https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html . I set my monitors in display settings and every profile in HELIOS for my 5 monitors. Ran the tool and it detects every monitor and its location…saved the config to a file. Shutdown and restarted. Ran the MM tool and loaded the config…20 seconds later every monitor was in the location in Display Settings. Ran the HELIOS control, selected a profile and ran it…no errors. Frustration over
Now I can load my monitor arrangement exactly as HELIOS expects in the profiles.
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RE: BMS and HELIOS
@airtex2019 Tried this but it only worked for two of the 5 monitors which meant HELIOS did not place the content properly.
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AimxyZ Head Tracker with BMS 4.37
I own the AimxyZ system and it works beautifully with DCS, MSFS2020/2024 and other sims I own. However it is not working with Falcon BMS 4.37. I have the Winwing ICP for the F16, three MFDs (using the center one of the F16 EHSI with HELIOS). All displays are perfect. I just cannot get the AimxyZ head tracking to work in BMS for some reason. I have an old TrackIR that I know worked with BMS but would rather not have any cables. Since it works with all other sims/programs I hope we can get it running in BMS.
Has anyone used AimxyZ in BMS 4.37 successfully? Is so did you configure anything special in BMS or the AimxyZ software?
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RE: BMS and HELIOS
Just tested this but it did not work for me unless there are some details missing in that post. Thanks
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RE: BMS and HELIOS
After looking at dozens of past posts on HELIOS, I discovered the cause of my issue and resolved. HELIOS does not work with monitor scaling and my primary 4K monitor was scaled to 150% which threw the HELIOS coordinates off. Setting the monitor 100% resolved and after a few position tweaks all is perfect. I now have two MFDs and the EHSI in the center lower display which is the AMPCD for the F18. I also just configured and mapped the Winwing F18 UFC/HUD and the F16 ICP. All is working perfectly in the sims (Falcon BMS and DCS World. The results are outstanding in my cockpit. I am able to quickly swap the UFC and ICP when needed with the mount I crafted from CubeSim and Winwing mounts.
I was able to use font, folder and icon sizing in Windows 11 as well as some accessibility settings to get the readability back on the primary display without scaling.
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RE: BMS and HELIOS
Yes, that is how I created the profile. However, when running the profile Helios does not find the two small monitors for the MFDs. The EHSI is in perfect position on the third mfd display. The main MFDs are on the primary monitor instead of the small monitors. RTT works perfectly with the two small monitors and has for years. HELIOS, if the box is checked, generates its own RTTClient.ini. However, the coordinates are way off. Need advice on getting HELIOS to line up with the small monitors for the two MFDs.
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BMS and HELIOS
I have used RTT in Falcon BMS for years to display the two MFDs on small monitors. I have a third for the AMPCD in the F18. For Falcon BMS I wanted to display the EHSI. RTT does not support it so I researched HELIOS. I have crated a profile that is displaying the EHSI perfectly in the third MFD size monitor. However, I cannot figure out how to get the two MFDs to display with HELIOS controlling RTT. My settings for RTT alone are
MFDLEFT_X = 55
MFDLEFT_Y = 2160
MFDLEFT_W = 616
MFDLEFT_H = 602
MFDLEFT_ONTOP = 1
MFDRIGHT_X = 1660
MFDRIGHT_Y = 2160
MFDRIGHT_W = 615
MFDRIGHT_H = 602
MFDRIGHT_ONTOP = 1
The settings in the HELIOS RTTClient.ini are
MFDLEFT_X = -20
MFDLEFT_Y = 1444
MFDLEFT_W = 521
MFDLEFT_H = 389
MFDRIGHT_X = 1039
MFDRIGHT_Y = 1441
MFDRIGHT_W = 533
MFDRIGHT_H = 397
MFDLEFT_ONTOP = 1
MFDRIGHT_ONTOP = 1As a result the MFDs are not displayed correctly. They are on the main monitor screen. Here is a shot of the HELIOS screen showing the right MFD settings in the right corner.
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I am hoping a HELIOS expert can help me get the MFDs working from the HELIOS controller. I could run as usual and just use HELIOS for the EHSI but it seems like overkill. I cannot figure out the HELIOS coordinates. -
How to Install U3 properly? Getting confusing results from alt launcher updater.
My Alternative Launcher is Ver 2.4.1.5. When I run it, it states Ver 4.37.3.2 has no updates. When I run the updater for 4.47.3.3 it states it is already installed. The Falcon BMS exe says Ver 4.37.3.1358. Wanting to update to U3. The updater does not seem to see that as available. Do I have to run the new full install to go to U3? When I start it, it says Ver 3 is already installed and do I want to uninstall. What is the proper way to install U3?
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RE: Video Stuttering After Looking down in Pit
@airtex2019 I will see if it is reproducible.