TMS, DMS and CMS Usage Guide for Falcon BMS
Author: Carlos "Metal" Nader License: CC BY-NC 4.0 Repository: github.com/carlos-nader/tms-dms-cms-usage-guide
This is a community-made reference guide for Falcon BMS 4.38.1, focused on practical use of three specific HOTAS controls: the Target Management Switch (TMS), the Display Management Switch (DMS), and the Countermeasures Management Switch (CMS).
The guide covers each switch's functions across all master modes, drawing directly from the Dash-34 technical manual and BMS documentation.
Current State
The guide is a work in progress, currently in pre-publication (v0.x.x.x). Development follows a chapter-by-chapter workflow, with content entering the web publication incrementally as it reaches the required quality threshold.
Published version — v0.4.1.1
The latest stable release is v0.4.1.1, available at this link. It contains:
- Chapter 1 — Introduction
- Chapter 2 — HOTAS Fundamentals
- Chapter 3 — DMS
- Chapter 5 — CMS
Style revision — alpha.3
The guide is currently undergoing a full style revision. The pre-release snapshot v0.4.2.0-alpha.3 (view in repository) contains the revised versions of:
These three chapters are the first to be integrated into this web publication. Chapter 3 (DMS) will follow once its style revision is complete. Chapters 4 (TMS) and 6 (Quick Reference) will be integrated last, after they are written.
Releases
PDF releases are available on the GitHub Releases page.