Falcon 4 BMS Tutorial 19 : Ramp Start and Ground Ops 

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Yeap your right there goes great with the Manual :) Nice Trainning Supanova cheers.

I whole hardily concur. Reading a manual only gets me 1/3 of the way there. I need visual cues to bring it together....These videos helped me immensely.

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I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks for your kind words.

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I'm glad you're finding them useful. :)

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Exactly, the link to this video should be inside the new update of BMS.

Hope you enjoy the experience. :)

Its an absolute bargain. I've had it installed for a year, just started playing it.

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The start is a bit nicer. Good to see that is still getting attention.

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Welcome to a very deep pool of learning, if you choose to jump in. :)

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I'm glad to hear it helped you with the aircraft. :)

supanova Do you have a discord server or anything where I can talk to you for tips/tutorials ? I’m trying to learn as much & you do an AMAZING job explaining it 💡

I coever pretty much everything I know in the tutorials. If you have any questions you can ask them in the comments section and I will do my best to answer them.

supanova Can you do walk throughs of the training missions. I see a lot of people asking for them but nobody has done them to this level of detail yet.

I think I've covered most of them. I might redo some if I feel I can add something more.

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I'm using an MS Sidewinder FFB stick. The only issue I have had is trying to replicate as much as possible the most important button positions. But obviously a Thrustmaster Cougar HOTAS is ideal.

supanova For sure. But let me add here, I like the x52 more because you don't have any rudder with the Cougar. Buying the X52 you can have rudder as well and is so much easier than having pedals :P

I would always recommend pedals, but a twist grip is fine if you're used to it.

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Thanks for your comments. I really appreciate it. I hope that I've covered as much as possible in the videos, but if you have any questions I, and I would hope other subscribers, would be happy to help.

I thought you might be pleased to know that I have cracked this exercise now and I can do it in my sleep (in fact, when I cant get off to sleep, I go through the ground proceedure. I generally get about two thirds to three quarters of the way through before dozing off. I works great. What a sad case I am!!!). I have carried on through Navigation and Landings VFR and ILS and I am content that I am now bringing the aircraft in without any damage whatsoever, which has been very satisfying and confidence building. I have been practicing these over and over again until perfecting them so I am now looking to move on to the next training package in the 4.33 List which is AAR. Have you ever done a tutorial for this particular pack. I am presently getting nowhere with setting up the aircraft to find the tanker. I have tried the AWACS positioning method and whilst quoted as 4 miles from the tanker, I just cannot find it. It would be a massive help if you could do one of your "thorough" tutorials. I have tried refeuling tutorials by others, but they are insufficiently descriptive in their step by step tuition method, and whilst I am sure they are all damn good sim pilots, they are not helping me very much. One last question I have is, should training to do this particular exercise be so early in the list in your opinion. The level of flying skill, steadiness, and precise control of throttle, I consider something that should be much later. In such case, would you recommend me moving on to another exercise such as ILS weather, DFS or Bombs until my skills are much further on before tackling the AAR exercise.

You don't need to follow the complete startup as tests are not required. The required startup routine can be quite short. But it is useful to spend time understanding the complete startup procedure as that will help you to understand the aircraft.

Thanks, I'll try my memory isn't as good as it used to be. Got one more question. How do I get the F18

You would need to look at the carrier TE's. I don't know if any of the campaigns use F/A 18's.

Thanks I saw the videos and it's a favorite aircraft of mine.

I should have said the FLCS relays are open and the FLCC is not connected to the battery. The FLCS relays close when the JFS switch is moved to either START position. The FLCS RLY light comes on when one or more FLCS branches aren't receiving adequate power from the battery. The light basically indicates that the system requires more power, and when the engine is started that power is supplied.

supanova Thanks, it's a bit clearer now, although I'm still quite unsure on what FLCS and FLCC really are, pardon my ignorance and thank you again xD

You don't need to have a thorough understanding of it at this point, but it is useful to know that the FLCS is the interface between the pilot and the aircrafts flight systems.

You won't ever need to use those air conditioning settings. Those are only applicable real world. The emissions from the radar would be harmful to the crew. Similarly you turn off the FCR when refuelling in the air to protect the tanker crew.

supanova Nice, not sure if it's implemented in BMS, but I'd do it anyway for eye-candy.

You should be able to do the basics on backup and switch to the UFC when you have it started.

A 1080p card with a 24" monitor is a good place to be.

You can find more information, including download and installation instructions, here: www.bmsforum.org

supanova i had falcon 4.0 from steam im unsure that is the same orginal falcon game ??

As far as I'm aware the steam version of Falcon 4.0 will work with BMS. You need to install it, then download and install BMS. You will need to register on their forum and download the installation files using a torrent client. Detailed instructions are available on the BMS forum.

You can find them in this installation directory: Docs\Airport Approach & Navigation Charts

supanova got it👍👍

It's always a good idea to look left just to be sure. :)

You will find it hard to properly control the aircraft without at least a basic stick with integrated throttle and buttons.