BMS F-16C/D 4.34, Flight Manual

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T.O. BMS1F-16CM-1 BMS 4.34 Change 2.00
BMS 4.34 Dash 1
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Moving the DCS right to SEQ in the CNI page will display the current wind speed and direction on the
DED but valid data is only available once sufficient airflow is feeding data to the probes. There is no
wind indication on the ground in BMS as in the real aircraft, so ask the ATC for a wind check or get the
ATIS.
The system time is displayed and if a hack time is activated, the hack clock will be displayed below the
system time. (see TIME subpage).
1.3.5. T-ILS page (1)
This page refers to the TACAN and ILS settings. You can access it through the T-ILS ICP button.
The first line of the DED gives the TCN and ILS status (ILS is turned on/off with the ILS knob on the
AUDIO2 panel).
The scratchpad is on the left between the two asterisks and that is
where the TACAN & ILS frequencies are entered. The system is
able to differentiate a valid TACAN channel (0-126) from a valid
ILS freq (VHF 4 or 5 digits). The next line gives the current and
active TACAN and ILS frequencies respectively and the last line
displays the TACAN band (X or Y) and the CRS set for the ILS approach.
To enter a new TACAN channel or an ILS frequency simply input the relevant numbers within the
asterisks and hit ENTR.
To change the TACAN band: input 0 (zero) in the scratchpad and press ENTR. That toggles from X to
Y to X and so on.
To change the TACAN from T/R (ground domain) to A/A TR (air domain) use the DCS SEQ button.
ILS CMD STRG can be inhibited or activated by placing the scratchpad over it and mode selecting it
with the M-SEL 0 ICP pushbutton. The CMD STRG line in the DED is highlighted when command
steering is active.
To change the ILS course place the scratchpad on the CRS field using DCS up/down and enter the
correct runway heading for the active ILS. Press ENTR to input the data into the system.
1.3.6. A-LOW page (2)
The Altitude-LOW page lets the pilot set different values for the altitude advisory system.
It is made up of three lines but before we get to that, please note the top right number with the arrows
on the right. This is the active steerpoint; the arrows mean that the active steerpoint can be changed
with the PREV/NEXT buttons of the ICP without leaving the
A-LOW page.
Move the scratchpad up and down with
DCS up and down to select a field to
edit.
CARA ALOW is the altitude in feet where you want an advisory altitude warning.
It is mainly used for low altitude flying. The inputted value is repeated in the HUD
next to the AL notation and flashes when the actual altitude goes below that
CARA ALOW. If the gear is up VMS will also produce an aural ALTITUDE call.
A caret is placed at the ALOW height on the AUTO altitude HUD scale.
The CARA ALOW function will work only if the radar altimeter is operating.
MSL FLOOR is your Minimum Safe Level floor. It is DTC loadable and one typical
approach is to set this to 14000 feet to correspond with the transition altitude in
Korea. That ensures that when descending below 14000 VMS calls ALTITUDE,
reminding the pilot to switch to local QNH for the altimeter calibration setup.
TFR ADV is an advisory altitude below which the red CHECK ATTITUDE box will
flash. It’s usually set at MSA (Minimum Safe Altitude). See the TFR MFD page for
further information, or the TFR chapter in the TO BMS1-F16CM-34-1-1 manual.