CH HANDS-ON CONTROLS
AIR-TO-AIR MISSION
SIDE STICK CONTROLLER
A-A, MSL OVRD, DGFT
DISPLAYS WEAPONS TARGETING
SECOND ACTIVATION STT IN TWS OR RWS
SELECTS HUD AS THE SOI
TRIGGER
SOI-HSD: DESIGNATES CURRENT STEERPOINT ON HSD
CYCLES THROUGH DESIGNATE ON PPT W/ RANGE RING SELECTS
CYCLES THROUGH PPT AS CURRENT STPT
LEFT MFD FORMATS RIGHT MFD FORMATS DESIGNATE ON DECLUTTERED PPT DISPLAYS
DMS 2nd DETENT-FIRES GUN
PPT'S RANGE RING
SOI-TGP: ATTEMPTS POINT TRACK
Shifted
SELECTS FCR, HSD, 1st DETENT – FIRES LASER IF
OR TGP AS THE SOI SOI-FCR: DESIGNATES TGT IN RWS (SAM), BUGS TGT IN
EQUIPPED AND ARMED TWS COMMANDS:
● SPOTLIGHT IN RWS OR TWS
● IN ACM, COMMANDS BORESIGHT
IF HELD 1 SEC OR LESS
● STEPS BUG
WPN REL ● IN TWS – ONE OR NO SYSTEM TRACK FILES:
● COMMANDS AUTO TWS
● BUGS FIRST TRACK FILE
FIRES SELECTED A/A MISSILES ● IN TWS – SYSTEM TRACK FILES:
PINKY IF HELD >= 1 SEC, FIRES AMRAAM
TMS
● BUGS CLOSEST TRACK, STEPS BUG
NO DELAY FOR AIM-9 IF HELD MORE THAN 1 SEC
IF SHORT PRESS, ● SELECTS TWS FROM RWS
SELECTS RADAR / HSD ● SELECTS RWS FROM TWS
NORMAL OR EXPAND IN ACM, COMMANDS 30X20
FOV
IF LONG PRESS,
SELECTS SHIFTED FIRST ACTIVATION: DROPS ANY BUGGED TGT
FUNCTION SELECTS SAM FROM STT (RWS), TWS BUG FROM STT (TWS)
IN ACM, REJECTS LOCKED-ON TGT AND COMMANDS 30X20
MSL STEP NO RAD
IF HELD FOR < .5 SEC, STEPS
THROUGH STATIONS LOADED WITH SECOND ACTIVATION: DROPS RWS/TWS BUG
THE SELECTED MISSILE IN ACM, FROM 30X20 NO RAD, SELECTS 10X60 RAD
IF HELD FOR >= .5 SEC, STEPS TO
NEXT MISSILE TYPE
THIRD ACTIVATION: SELECTS RWS FROM TWS
This is a CH controller specific supplement to the BMS 4.32 -34 manual. As such, some -34 information has been replicated here.
CH HANDS-ON CONTROLS
AIR-TO-AIR MISSION
THROTTLE
A-A, MSL OVRD, DGFT
TARGETING MSTR MODE SENSORS WEAPONS
BUMP RANGE DGFT / MSL OVRD RADAR ANTENNA
CURSOR / ENABLE
ELEVATION UP
DGFT MSL OVRD NO EFFECT IN IF HELD (IN SLAVE MODE),
CURSOR / ENABLE MSTR MODE MSTR MODE ACM AND STT SELECTS BORE MODE
OVRD OVRD
BUMP 30° OR BUMP 30° OR IN BORE MODE, SEEKER IS
60° AZIMUTH 60° AZIMUTH SLAVED 3° BELOW THE
HUD BORECROSS (AIM-9)
CANCEL MSTR RADAR RNG DN RADAR RNG UP 6° FOR AIM-120
MODE OVRD NO EFFECT IN NO EFFECT IN
ACM AND STT ACM AND STT Shifted
BUMP RANGE
EMERGENCY JETTISON
IN CRM, X-Y INPUTS SLEWS ACQUISITION TGP ZOOM OUT TGP ZOOM IN
CURSOR WHEN A-A WHEN A-A
RADAR ANTENNA
IN ACM, X-Y INPUTS: ELEVATION DOWN
● COMMANDS SLEWABLE MODE NO EFFECT IN ACM TOGGLE AIM9 MSL UNCAGE
● SLEWS ANTENNA POINTING SYMBOL AND STT
DGFT / MSL OVRD
BUTTON 2
Shifted
MASTER ARM TOGGLE
CH HANDS-ON CONTROLS
AIR-TO-GROUND MISSION
SIDE STICK CONTROLLER
A-G MASTER MODE
DISPLAYS WEAPONS TARGETING
MOVES SOI FROM MFD
TO HUD IN VIP OR VRP
TRIGGER SOI-FCR: COMMANDS FTT IN GM OR SEA
DESIGNATES FCR MARK
CYCLES THROUGH DESIGNATES SIGHTING POINT LOCATION &
CYCLES THROUGH UPDATES SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
LEFT MFD FORMATS RIGHT MFD FORMATS SIGHTING POINT
DMS
SOI-HUD: DESIGNATES:
● TGT IN DTOS & E-O VIS
2nd DETENT-FIRES GUN ● OVERFLY POINT IN VIP & VRP
MOVES SOI FROM HUD TO HIGHEST ● HUD MARK
PRIORITY MFD SENSOR OR FROM
MFD TO MFD, IF ALLOWED Shifted
1st DETENT – FIRES LASER IF SOI-AGM-65: COMMANDS WEAPON TRACK UPON RELEASE
EQUIPPED AND ARMED
SNOWPLOW: GROUND STABILIZES CURSORS
CHANGE AGM-65
TRACKING BETWEEN CYCLES THROUGH SIGHTING
WPN REL COH & HOC (-65D) POINT ROTARY OPTIONS
PINKY
FIRES A/G MISSILES & RELEASES BOMBS TMS
IF SHORT PRESS, SELECTS THE RELEASES WPNS AND TANKS IN SEL JETT
FOLLOWING RADAR, AGM-65, AND DESIGNATES TGT IN PRE-DESIGNATE DTOS
TGP FOVs: RELEASES WEAPON AT SOLUTION IN POST-
● GM = NORM, EXP, DBS1, DBS2 DESGINATE DTOS
● SEA & GMT = NORM, EXP
● AGM-65 = WIDE, NARROW
SOI-FCR OR AGM-65: REJECTS ANY DESIGNATED TGT AND RETURNS
● TGP = WIDE, NARROW, EXP
ALL SENSORS TO SLAVE
IF LONG PRESS, SELECTS SHIFTED SOI-HUD: REJECTS DTOS & EO-VIS TGTS AND RETURNS
FUNCTION TD BOX TO FPM
MSL STEP
CYCLES THROUGH CCRP, CCIP, DTOS WHEN AGM-65s
ARE NOT LOADED
STEPS THROUGH STATIONS LOADED WITH SAME
TYPE AGM-65 OR AGM-119
HANDS-ON CONTROLS
AIR-TO-GROUND MISSION
THROTTLE
A-G MASTERMODE
TARGETING MSTR MODE SENSORS WEAPONS
CURSOR / ENABLE
DGFT MSL OVRD RADAR ANTENNA TOGGLES BETWEEN AGM-65
MSTR MODE MSTR MODE ELEVATION UP SUBMODES: PRE / VIS / BORE
OVRD OVRD NO EFFECT IN AGR
Shifted
CURSOR / ENABLE
DGFT / MSL OVRD EMERGENCY JETTISON
CANCEL MSTR
MODE OVRD RADAR GAIN DN RADAR GAIN UP
TGP ZOOM OUT TGP ZOOM IN
WHEN A-A WHEN A-A
SOI-FCR: SLEWS GROUND MAP CURSORS IN A-G RADAR
MODES EXCEPT AGR RADAR ANTENNA BUTTON 2
SLEWS RADAR VIDEO IN EXPANDED FOVs ELEVATION DOWN
NO EFFECT IN AGR Shifted
MASTER ARM TOGGLE
SOI-HUD: SLEWS THE SLEW OPTIMIZED SYMBOL
COMMANDS SLEW IF AGM-65 SELECTED
SOI-AGM-65: SLEWS AGM-65 LOS
CH HANDS-ON CONTROLS
SIDE STICK CONTROLLER
ALL MASTER MODES
ECM VIEW FLIGHT ICP AND CENTER
CMDS MANUAL Shifted
CONSOLE SWITCHES
PROGRAM 1-4 TRIM NOSE DOWN
CMS
CMDS MANUAL ECM STBY
PROGRAM 6 SEMI FROM AUTO Shifted Shifted Shifted
TRIM ROLL LEFT TRIM ROLL RIGHT ICP NEXT
TRIM BUTTON
ECM ON – CONSENT TMS
SEMI/AUTO CONSENT
TRIM BUTTON
Shifted
TRIM NOSE UP
Pan Views:
Orbit and 2D
Shifted
ICP PREV
Shifted
Shifted
3D cockpit / TrackIR view
WPN REL HSI HDG BUG UP
Shifted
TRIM RESET
CMS
Shifted Shifted
Shifted Shifted INSTR MODE DEC INSTR MODE INC
Night Vision Orbit view ILS/NAV, NAV, ILS/TCN, TCN,
Goggles TCN, ILS/TCN NAV, ILS/NAV
DMS
MSL STEP
Shifted Shifted
2D cockpit view AIR REFUEL DISCONNECT HSI HDG BUG DOWN
Shited
AIR REFUEL DOOR TOGGLE
Console switches are organized more or less geographically in relation to each other, though some compromises have been made.
HANDS-ON CONTROLS
THROTTLE
ALL MASTER MODES
COMM FLIGHT CONSOLE OTHER
SWITCHES
Shifted
BUTTON 3 STORES CONFIG TOGGLE
BUTTON 2
VHF TRANSMIT (FWD)
“PADDLE SWITCH” SLAP SWITCH – ECM PGM 5
DATA LINKS A-G DISENGAGE AUTO PILOT
CLEARS DATA FOR FCR CURSOR
DATA LINK SYMBOLS POSITION WHEN Shifted
IF HELD < .5 SEC FCR IS SOI PKG BRAKE TOGGLE
LEFT AUX CONSOLE
INITIATES A/A DATA DATA LINKS Shifted BUTTON 4
LINK IF HELD >= .5 CURRENTLY AP PITCH SWITCH DOWN IF SHORT PRESS, SELECTS
SELECTED Shifted
SEC MIC GROUNDPOINT MPO SWITCH TOGGLE
FOV
Shifted (STEERPOINT, IF LONG PRESS, SELECTS
AWACS REQUEST MARKPOINT, ETC) SHIFTED FUNCTIONS
WHEN HSD IS SOI Shifted
PICTURE HMCS KNOB INC
UHF TRANSMIT (AFT)
Shifted
AWACS DECLARE LOWER LEFT
AUX CONSOLE
Shifted Shifted
CMDS PGM DEC CMDS PGM INC
Shifted
AP PITCH SWITCH UP OPEN SPD CLOSE SPD
BRAKE BRAKE
Shifted
HMCS KNOB DEC
Shifted Shifted
CUTOFF RELEASE EXT LT MSTR
IDLE DETENT TOGGLE
LEFT CONSOLE
Shifted
AVTR CYCLE
Console switches are organized more or less geographically in relation to each other, though some compromises have been made.