F-16C

Every panel the manager knows on the F-16C, in the order the Console Panels page lists them: what the panel is, then each switch, knob, lamp and gauge on it, what its positions do, and what it takes to wire. The Docs button on a panel in the manager opens that panel's section on this page.

Controls: 236. Panels: 54.

Left Console

ANTI G

Test button for the anti-G suit valve. Hold it on the ground to inflate the suit and check the valve and the fit.

ANTI G TEST · Push button · 1 pin
ANTI-G SUIT TEST

Press and hold to inflate the anti-G suit on the ground, so you can check that the valve works and the suit fits. It deflates when you let go.

Does nothing in DCS. Not modeled in BMS.

TEST

Built-in test panel: fire and overheat detection, OBOGS, malfunction and indicator lights, probe heat, the EPU generator and the FLCS power supplies.

FIRE & OHEAT · Push button · 1 pin
FIRE & OHEAT DETECT TEST

Press and hold to test the engine fire and overheat detection loops. While it is held, the ENG FIRE warning light and the OVERHEAT caution light come on to prove the detectors and the lamps work. They go out when you release the button.

OBOGS BIT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
OBOGS BIT (On-Board Oxygen Generating System built-in test)

• BIT: Spring-loaded. Hold to run the oxygen system's self-test. The OXY LOW caution light comes on while the test runs and goes out when it passes
• OFF: Normal operation

MAL & IND LTS · Push button · 1 pin
MAL & IND LTS TEST (malfunction and indicator lights)

Press and hold to light every warning, caution and indicator lamp in the cockpit at once, sound the warning horn and play the voice messages in sequence. Use it before flight to find a burned-out lamp. Everything returns to normal when you release the button.

PROBE HEAT & TEST · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
PROBE HEAT switch

• HEAT: Powers the pitot and AOA probe heaters. The PROBE HEAT caution light stays out while every heater is working
• OFF: Heaters off
• TEST: Spring-loaded. Hold to test the heater monitor. The PROBE HEAT caution light flashes to show the monitor is working

EPU GEN TEST · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
EPU/GEN TEST

• EPU/GEN: Spring-loaded. Hold, with the engine running on the ground, to test the emergency power unit's generator and its permanent magnet generator without firing the EPU on hydrazine. The FLCS PWR lights show the result
• OFF: Normal

FLCS PWR IND · 4 lamps · output
FLCS PWR indicators

Four green lights, one per flight control system power branch: A, B, C and D. All four light during the FLCS PWR TEST, and during the EPU/GEN test, to show that every branch is powered.

FLCS PWR TEST · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
FLCS PWR TEST (flight control system power test)

• TEST: Spring-loaded. Hold, with MAIN PWR in BATT, to power the flight control computer from the aircraft battery. The four FLCS PWR lights come on to confirm the power supplies
• NORM: Normal operation
• MAINT: Maintenance position, used on the ground with external power. No function in flight

MANUAL TRIM

Trim wheels and position indicators for roll, pitch and yaw, and the switch that disconnects trim and the autopilot.

ROLL TRIM · Motorized potentiometer · 1 analog input
MANUAL ROLL TRIM WHEEL

Adjusts roll-axis trim. Rotate top edge LEFT to drop the left wing; right to drop the right wing. Spring-centered detent at 0 = no trim.

Range: -1.0 (full left-wing-down) to +1.0 (full right-wing-down), normalized.

Motor-driven: The wheel is a Bourns PRM162-K415K-503A2 motor pot. When the sim moves the trim arg (autopilot trim, electrical trim, mission start), the wheel auto-positions to match.

PITCH TRIM · Motorized potentiometer · 1 analog input
MANUAL PITCH TRIM WHEEL

Adjusts pitch-axis trim. Roll wheel forward to trim nose down; back for nose up. Spring-centered detent at 0.

Range: -1.0 (full nose-down) to +1.0 (full nose-up), normalized.

Motor-driven: Wheel auto-positions when the sim updates the trim arg via autopilot pitch hold or electrical trim from the side-stick.

YAW TRIM · Potentiometer with detent · 1 analog input
MANUAL YAW TRIM KNOB

Adjusts yaw-axis trim. Rotate clockwise (right) to trim nose right; counter-clockwise (left) for nose-left trim. Mechanical center detent at 0, marked at 3 o'clock.

Range: -1.0 (full left-yaw, pointer at 12 o'clock) to +1.0 (full right-yaw, pointer at 6 o'clock), normalized.

Hardware: Standard manual potentiometer (not motor-driven). Smaller travel than the pitch/roll wheels, since the F-16 needs less yaw trim authority. The pilot sets it once for trimmed flight; sim doesn't push values back to it.

ROLL TRIM IND · Needle gauge · display
ROLL TRIM POSITION INDICATOR

Switec X-27.168 stepper-driven needle on a half-moon dial showing current roll-axis trim. Needle hangs from the chord at the top of the gauge and sweeps the lower arc.

Range: -1.0 (needle full left = full left-wing-down) to +1.0 (needle full right = full right-wing-down). Center mark at the bottom of the arc = neutral trim.

Read-only: the indicator follows the trim arg even when trim is changed via electrical-trim or autopilot, not just the manual wheel.

PITCH TRIM IND · Needle gauge · display
PITCH TRIM POSITION INDICATOR

Switec X-27.168 stepper-driven needle on a half-moon dial showing current pitch-axis trim. Same geometry as the roll indicator: chord at top, curve below.

Range: -1.0 (needle full left = full nose-down) to +1.0 (needle full right = full nose-up). Center mark = neutral trim.

Read-only: the indicator follows the trim arg regardless of source (manual wheel, electrical trim, autopilot).

TRIM/AP DISC · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
TRIM/AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT SWITCH

• DISC: Disconnects the autopilot AND disables electrical pitch trim; only manual mechanical pitch trim remains available.
• NORM: Normal autopilot and electrical-trim operation (default).

Emergency Use: Snap to DISC to recover from runaway trim or an autopilot hardover. Adjacent to the trim wheels for fast access in a runaway-trim scenario.

FLT CONTROL

Flight control panel: alternate flaps, digital backup, manual terrain-following fly-up, leading-edge flaps, and the FLCS built-in test with its reset.

ALT FLAPS · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
ALTERNATE FLAPS SWITCH

• EXTEND: Manually extends leading- and trailing-edge flaps via the alternate-flaps system, bypassing the FLCS-controlled flap schedule.
• NORM: Flaps under FLCS control (default).

Used when normal flap operation has failed. Aircraft must be slowed before extending.

DIGITAL BACKUP · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
DIGITAL BACKUP (DBU) SWITCH

• BACKUP: Selects the backup FLCS software image, bypassing the optional advanced control laws.
• OFF: Normal FLCS operation (default).

Used as a workaround for FLCS faults. Standard procedure recommends using BACKUP only on advice from technical orders.

MANUAL TF FLYUP · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
MANUAL TERRAIN-FOLLOWING FLYUP SWITCH

• ENABLE: Activates manual TF FLYUP: autopilot pulls up if terrain rises faster than the aircraft can climb.
• DISABLE: FLYUP protection disabled (default).

Use only with TF radar in operation. The system commands a 4G pull-up to clear obstacles when terrain conflict is detected.

LE FLAPS · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
LEADING EDGE FLAPS SWITCH

• LOCK: Mechanically locks the leading-edge flaps in their current position.
• AUTO: LEF position scheduled by the FLCS based on AoA and Mach (default).

Used if an LEF malfunction is detected. Locking the LEFs increases minimum approach speed.

BIT IND · 2 lamps · output
FLCS BIT INDICATOR

Two-cell status indicator alongside the FLCS BIT switch.

RUN (green, top): Illuminates while a Flight Control System Built-In Test is in progress. Extinguishes when BIT completes successfully.

FAIL (red, bottom): Illuminates if the Built-In Test detects a fault. Stays on until cleared via the FLCS RESET switch (assuming the underlying fault has resolved).

FLCS BIT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
FLCS BIT SWITCH

Magnetically-held toggle. Flipping up to BIT initiates the Flight Control System Built-In Test; the magnet holds the lever in place during the ~45 s test cycle and releases automatically when BIT completes (or fails), dropping the switch to OFF.

BIT Cycle: The aircraft cycles through control-surface movement to verify FLCS integrity. The BIT RUN light (green) illuminates during the test; the BIT FAIL light (red) illuminates if any fault is detected.

Caution: Do not initiate during flight or with any control input. Aircraft must be stationary on the ground.

FLCS RESET · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
FLCS RESET SWITCH

Spring-loaded toggle. Hold up to RESET to clear latched FLCS faults; the lever then springs back to OFF.

Use: After a transient FLCS fault, flip up to RESET to attempt fault clearance. If the FLCS warning illuminates again, the fault is persistent.

EXT LIGHTING

Exterior lighting: anti-collision, position, fuselage and formation lights, the master switch and the aerial refueling light.

ANTI-COLL · Rotary selector · 8 pins, or 1 analog input
ANTI-COLL Knob: OFF/1/2/3/4/A/B/C

Selects the anti-collision strobe pattern. Numeric positions (1–4) cycle pre-defined flash patterns; A/B/C are alternate patterns used in formation work and night ops.

FLASH STEADY · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
FLASH/STEADY Light Switch: FLASH/STEADY

FLASH: Position lights flash. STEADY: Position lights illuminate steadily.

WING/TAIL · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
WING/TAIL Light Switch: BRT/OFF/DIM

Three-position dimmer for wingtip and tail position lights.

FUSELAGE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
FUSELAGE Light Switch: BRT/OFF/DIM

Three-position dimmer for the fuselage position lights.

FORM · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
FORMATION LIGHTS Knob

Continuous brightness control for the EL formation light strips. Used in formation flight to keep wingmen visible without giving away position to longer-range observers.

MASTER · Rotary selector · 5 pins, or 1 analog input
MASTER Light Switch: OFF/ALL/A-C/FORM/NORM

OFF: All exterior lights off. ALL: All exterior lights on (taxi/parked). A-C: Anti-collision only. FORM: Formation lights only. NORM: Normal. Anti-coll + position + formation per their individual switches.

AERIAL REFUEL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
AERIAL REFUELING Light Knob

Continuous brightness control for the slipway floodlight that illuminates the refueling receptacle area for the boom operator during night refueling.

IFF

IFF control panel: master mode, Mode 4 code handling, replies and monitoring, and the C&I and enable switches.

MASTER · Rotary selector · 5 pins, or 1 analog input
IFF MASTER Knob: OFF/STBY/LOW/NORM/EMER

OFF: Transponder unpowered. STBY: Powered, no replies. LOW: Reduced transmit power (close-in formation flight). NORM: Full-power normal operation. EMER: Emergency. Transmits Mode 3 squawk 7700 and Mode 1 emergency code regardless of selector positions.

M-4 CODE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
IFF M-4 CODE Switch: HOLD/A·B/ZERO

HOLD (down, momentary): Maintains the active Mode 4 crypto key through the daily key change, suppressing the auto-zero. A/B (center): Normal operating position; uses the loaded Mode 4 codes A and B. ZERO (up, momentary): Zeroises the Mode 4 codes from the transponder.

C&I · Rotary selector · 2 pins, or 1 analog input
IFF C & I Knob: UFC/BACKUP

UFC: Mode codes are entered via the Up-Front Controller (DED). BACKUP: Mode codes are set by the four selector levers in the MODE PACK on this panel, used when the UFC has failed.

ENABLE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
IFF ENABLE Switch: M1/M3, OFF, M3/MS

M1/M3 (down): Enable Mode 1 and Mode 3 replies. OFF (center): All replies disabled (Mode 1/3/S off). M3/MS (up): Enable Mode 3 and Mode S replies.

IFF MODE · IFF mode levers · 1 pin
IFF MODE Selector Pack: M-1 D1 / M-1 D2 / M-3 D1 / M-3 D2

Four springloaded selector levers, each with a 0-9 digit drum above. Flick a lever UP to increment or DOWN to decrement the drum above it. Used in BACKUP mode when the UFC isn't driving the IFF directly.

MODE 4 REPLY · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
IFF MODE 4 REPLY Switch: OUT/A/B

OUT: Mode 4 disabled; the transponder will not reply to Mode 4 interrogations. A: Reply with Mode 4 code A. B: Reply with Mode 4 code B.

MODE 4 MONITOR · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
IFF MODE 4 MONITOR Switch: OUT/AUDIO

OUT: No Mode 4 reply audio in headset. AUDIO: Audio tone alert in headset on every Mode 4 challenge.

FUEL

Fuel panel: master fuel valve, tank inerting, engine feed selection and the air refueling door.

FUEL MASTER · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
FUEL MASTER Switch: MASTER/OFF

Guarded; lift the safety bar to move from OFF to MASTER. MASTER: Opens the engine fuel shutoff valve. OFF: Closes the engine fuel shutoff valve.

TANK INERTING · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
TANK INERTING Switch: TANK INERTING/OFF

TANK INERTING: Opens the Halon reservoir valve to inert the fuel tanks (combat / battle-damage scenario). OFF: Closes the Halon reservoir valve.

Not modeled in BMS.

ENG FEED · Rotary selector · 4 pins, or 1 analog input
ENG FEED Selector: OFF/NORM/AFT/FWD

OFF: De-energises all electric fuel pumps. NORM: Energises all pumps (normal operation). AFT: Energises only the aft tank pumps (CG management). FWD: Energises only the forward tank pumps (CG management).

AIR REFUEL · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
AIR REFUEL Switch: OPEN/CLOSE

OPEN: Opens the aerial-refueling slipway door. CLOSE: Closes the aerial-refueling slipway door.

EPU

Emergency power unit: the EPU switch and its run indicators.

EPU IND · 2 lamps · output
EPU FUEL-SOURCE INDICATOR

HYDRAZN (yellow, top): EPU is drawing on the H-70 hydrazine tank, the normal operating mode when the EPU has been triggered.

AIR (yellow, bottom): EPU has dropped to air-only operation (hydrazine exhausted or unavailable), which provides reduced electrical output until the hydrazine flow resumes.

EPU · Lamp · output
EPU RUN LIGHT

Green push-to-test indicator. Illuminates while the Emergency Power Unit is running and providing electrical/hydraulic output. Push the cell to verify lamp integrity.

EPU · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
EPU SWITCH: OFF/NORM/ON

Three-position switch with red/yellow guards over both OFF and ON; NORM is the unguarded resting center.

OFF (down, guarded): EPU disabled. NORM (center): EPU armed; auto-starts on loss of main electrical or hydraulic pressure. ON (up, guarded): EPU manually commanded to run regardless of system status.

ELEC

Electrical panel: main power switch, generator and battery indications, caution reset and the aircraft battery switch.

MAIN PWR · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
MAIN POWER SWITCH: MAIN PWR/BATT/OFF

MAIN PWR (up): Energises the main electrical bus from the generator(s). Normal flight position. BATT (center): Power from the aircraft battery only, used for ground power-up before engine start. OFF (down): All electrical power off.

FLCS PMG / MAIN GEN · 2 lamps · output

FLCS PMG (top) / MAIN GEN (bottom): caution lights.

STBY GEN / ━━━ · 2 lamps · output

STBY GEN (top) caution. Bottom dash light not modeled in DCS yet.

EPU GEN / EPU PMG · 2 lamps · output

EPU GEN (top) / EPU PMG (bottom): caution lights.

CAUTION RESET · Push button · 1 pin
ELEC CAUTION RESET BUTTON

Push to clear latched electrical-system caution lights once the underlying fault has cleared. If the fault is still active the relevant caution will re-illuminate immediately.

ACFT BATT · 2 lamps · output

TO FLCS (top) / FLCS RLY (bottom): aircraft-battery state.

FAIL · Lamp · output

Aircraft-battery failure.

ENGINE START

Engine start panel: jet fuel starter, engine control, afterburner reset and max power.

RUN · Lamp · output
JFS RUN LIGHT

Green dome. Illuminates while the Jet Fuel Starter is spinning at operating RPM. Used as the magnet-release trigger for the JFS selector lever. Once RUN comes on, the magnet drops and the JFS lever springs back to OFF, leaving the JFS to keep itself running on its own combustor.

JFS · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins
JFS SWITCH: START 1 / OFF / START 2

Magnetically-held selector for the Jet Fuel Starter. Pull to START 1 (right hydraulic accumulator) or START 2 (both accumulators, backup) to spin the engine; the magnet holds the lever until JFS RUN illuminates, then drops the lever back to OFF.

ENG CONT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
ENGINE CONTROL SWITCH: PRI / SEC

Guarded 2-pos toggle (red guard, NORMALLY in PRI). PRI: Primary digital engine control (DEEC), for normal flight. SEC: Secondary backup hydromechanical control. Used when the DEEC fails or for ground troubleshooting. Performance is degraded.

AB RESET · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins
AB RESET / ENG DATA SWITCH

Spring-loaded 3-pos: AB RESET (up, momentary): Resets latched afterburner faults in the DEEC. NORM (center): Resting position, normal operation. ENG DATA (down, momentary): Triggers an engine-data dump for maintenance crews.

Not modeled in BMS.

MAX POWER · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
MAX POWER SWITCH

Guarded 2-pos toggle. Non-functional on F-16C/D Block 50/52 (GE F110 variant). It is present in the cockpit for parts commonality with the P&W F100 panel where it commands maximum unrestricted power. The switch is also non-functional in DCS.

Not modeled in BMS.

MANUAL PITCH

Manual pitch override switch for recovering from a deep stall.

MANUAL PITCH · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
MANUAL PITCH OVERRIDE SWITCH

• OVRD: Bypasses the FLCS pitch-axis limiter, restoring full pitch authority for deep-stall recovery.
• NORM: FLCS pitch limiter active (default; protects against departure).

Use: Hold OVRD only as needed to break a deep stall. The switch is spring-loaded to NORM; releasing returns the limiter to active.

AVTR

Airborne video tape recorder: the recorder switch and its display selector.

AVTR DISPLAY · Rotary selector · 2 pins, or 1 analog input
AVTR DISPLAY SELECTOR: HUD / HMD

HUD: AVTR records the HUD video feed. HMD: AVTR records the Helmet-Mounted Display (JHMCS) feed.

Not implemented in DCS; visual representation only.

AVTR · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
AVTR RECORD SWITCH: UNTHREAD / RECORD / EVENT MARK

UNTHREAD (down): Tape ejected / mechanically unthreaded. RECORD (center): Recording the selected video source. EVENT MARK (up, momentary): Drops a timestamp marker into the recording stream. Flick up to mark a moment of interest, the lever springs back to RECORD.

Not implemented in DCS; visual representation only.

ECM

ECM jammer control panel: operate mode, band buttons, transmit, reset and built-in test, with the dim knob.

OPR · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
ECM POWER (OPR): OFF / STBY / OPR

OFF (down): ECM unit unpowered. STBY (center): Powered, no transmissions (minimum warm-up). OPR (up): Operating mode. Buttons 1-6/FRM/SPL select active jammer programs; XMIT enables transmission.

1 · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM jammer program button 1. Latches when pressed; status lights show jammer mode S/A/F/T.

2 · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM jammer program button 2.

3 · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM jammer program button 3.

4 · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM jammer program button 4.

DIM · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

Brightness of the ECM panel status lights. DCS only, not modeled in BMS.

XMIT · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
ECM XMIT: 1 / 2 / 3

Selects the transmit mode preset (1, 2, or 3). Active only when OPR is set to OPR; otherwise the ECM unit is silent.

RESET · Push button · 1 pin

Clear ECM status lights / reset jammer state. Not modeled in BMS.

BIT · Push button · 1 pin

Push to test all ECM panel lights (lamp test).

5 · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM jammer program button 5.

6 · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM jammer program button 6. Not modeled in BMS.

FRM · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM FRM (formation) jammer button. Not modeled in BMS.

SPL · Jammer button with lamps · 1 pin

ECM SPL (special) jammer button. Not modeled in BMS.

AUDIO 2

Audio 2 panel: intercom, TACAN and ILS volumes and the hot mic switch.

INTERCOM · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

Pilot intercom volume (cockpit-to-ground crew + voice messages).

TACAN · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

TACAN station Morse-ID volume. DCS only, not modeled in BMS.

ILS · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

ILS marker / station audio volume.

HOT MIC · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HOT MIC / CIPHER SWITCH

HOT MIC (up): Open mic; wingman/intercom hears continuous audio without keying. OFF (center): Push-to-talk only. CIPHER (down): Routes audio through the secure-voice encryption (KY-58), paired with COMM 1/2 on cipher.

Not modeled in BMS.

AUDIO 1

Audio 1 panel: COMM 1 and COMM 2 volume and mode, secure voice, missile tone, terrain following and threat volumes.

COMM 1 · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

COMM 1 (UHF) volume / power. Off at fully CCW.

COMM 2 · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

COMM 2 (VHF) volume / power. Off at fully CCW.

SECURE VOICE · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

Secure-voice (KY-58) sidetone volume.

MSL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

Missile-tone audio volume (heat-seeker growl).

COMM 1 MODE · Rotary selector · 3 pins, or 1 analog input
COMM 1 MODE (UHF): OFF / SQL / GD

OFF: Receiver squelched. SQL: Squelch on; only signals above threshold are heard. GD: Guard channel monitor (243.0 MHz UHF guard).

BMS: The OFF position is not reachable; BMS models this knob as SQL/GD only (radio power off lives on the COMM 1 power knob).

COMM 2 MODE · Rotary selector · 3 pins, or 1 analog input
COMM 2 MODE (VHF): OFF / SQL / GD

OFF: Receiver squelched. SQL: Squelch on. GD: Guard channel monitor (121.5 MHz VHF guard).

BMS: The OFF position is not reachable; BMS models this knob as SQL/GD only (radio power off lives on the COMM 2 power knob).

TF · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

Terrain-following alert tone volume.

THREAT · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

Threat-warning audio volume (RWR).

UHF

UHF backup radio: channel and frequency selectors, function and mode knobs, volume, tone and squelch, with the frequency display.

UHF · 7-segment display · 1 pin

UHF preset channel (1-20).

CHAN · Rotary selector · 20 pins, or 1 analog input

UHF preset channel encoder. Click to step (1-20, wraps).

TEST DISPLAY · Push button · 1 pin

Push to test the seven-segment display lamps.

Not modeled in BMS.

UHF · 7-segment display · 1 pin

UHF manual frequency display (MHz).

STATUS · Push button · 1 pin

Push to show the radio status / Have Quick mode on the displays.

Not modeled in BMS.

100 MHz · Rotary selector · 3 pins, or 1 analog input

UHF 100 MHz / anti-jam selector: 2 / 3 / A.

10 MHz · Rotary selector · 10 pins, or 1 analog input

UHF 10 MHz encoder.

1 MHz · Rotary selector · 10 pins, or 1 analog input

UHF 1 MHz encoder.

0.1 MHz · Rotary selector · 10 pins, or 1 analog input

UHF 0.1 MHz encoder.

25 kHz · Rotary selector · 4 pins, or 1 analog input

UHF 25 kHz step encoder.

FUNC · Rotary selector · 4 pins, or 1 analog input
UHF FUNCTION SWITCH: OFF / MAIN / BOTH / ADF

OFF: UHF radio off. MAIN: Receive on the UHF main channel. BOTH: Receive on both main and guard. ADF: Automatic Direction Finding mode.

VOL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

UHF radio volume.

MODE · Rotary selector · 3 pins, or 1 analog input
UHF MODE: MNL / PRESET / GRD

MNL (manual): Use the manual frequency selector knobs. PRESET: Use the preset channel selected by the CHAN knob. GRD (guard): Force tuning to the UHF guard channel (243.0 MHz).

TONE · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

UHF tone: flip to T to transmit a marker tone.

Not modeled in BMS.

SQUELCH · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

UHF squelch enable.

Not modeled in BMS.

Left Aux Console

HMCS

Helmet-mounted cueing system: symbology intensity knob.

SYMBOLOGY INT · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
HMCS SYMBOLOGY INTENSITY KNOB

Adjusts the brightness of the green symbology projected on the visor of the JHMCS helmet: target boxes, weapon cues, fuel / heading data, etc. Off at fully CCW, max bright at fully CW.

CMDS

Countermeasures dispenser panel: status lamps, chaff and flare counts, and the RWR, jammer, MWS, jettison, program and mode switches.

NO GO · Lamp · output

CMDS BIT failure: system not ready to dispense.

GO · Lamp · output

CMDS BIT good: system ready.

DISP · Lamp · output

CMDS dispensing in progress.

Not driven from BMS.

RDY · Lamp · output

CMDS ready to dispense the next program.

O1 · Dot-matrix display · 1 pin

Remaining count of category O1 expendables (DCS only; BMS does not model O1).

O2 · Dot-matrix display · 1 pin

Remaining count of category O2 expendables (DCS only; BMS does not model O2).

CH · Dot-matrix display · 1 pin

Remaining chaff bundles.

FL · Dot-matrix display · 1 pin

Remaining flares.

RWR · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Enables CMDS to react to Radar Warning Receiver cues.

O1 · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Expendable category O1 enable (decoys / chaff bundle 1).

O2 · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Expendable category O2 enable.

CH · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Chaff dispensing enable.

FL · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Flare dispensing enable.

JMR · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Enables CMDS to react to Jammer source.

MWS · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Enables CMDS to react to Missile Warning System cues.

JETT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
CMDS JETTISON: JETT/OFF

JETT: Jettisons all remaining countermeasure stores. OFF: Normal dispensing.

PRGM · Rotary selector · 5 pins, or 1 analog input
CMDS PROGRAM: BIT / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

BIT: Built-in test mode. 1-4: Selects one of four pre-loaded dispense programs (timing / quantity preset for the active threat).

MODE · Rotary selector · 6 pins, or 1 analog input
CMDS MODE: OFF / STBY / MAN / SEMI / AUTO / BYP

OFF: System unpowered. STBY: Powered, no dispense. MAN: Manual. Pilot triggers each dispense. SEMI: Semi-auto. System suggests, pilot consents. AUTO: Fully automatic dispense based on threats. BYP: Bypass. Direct dispense without program logic.

LANDING GEAR

Landing gear panel: gear handle and gear lights, hook, emergency stores jettison, brakes, park brake, horn silencer, landing lights and downlock release.

EMER STORES JETTISON · Push button · 1 pin
EMERGENCY STORES JETTISON BUTTON

Guarded yellow/black hazard-bordered button. Press to jettison all selected emergency stores at once. Used in flight emergencies when stores must come off immediately (battle damage, performance crisis).

NOSE · Lamp · output

Nose gear down-and-locked.

LEFT · Lamp · output

Left main gear down-and-locked.

RIGHT · Lamp · output

Right main gear down-and-locked.

HOOK · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
HOOK SWITCH: UP/DN

UP: Tailhook stowed (default). DN: Tailhook extended for arrested landing on emergency runways with a barrier cable.

GND JETT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
GROUND JETTISON ENABLE: OFF/ENABLE

Arms the EMER STORES JETTISON button while on the ground. This guards against accidental jettison in flight.

BRAKES · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
BRAKES CHANNEL: CHAN 1/CHAN 2

Selects the active hydraulic brake channel. CHAN 1: Primary brake channel. CHAN 2: Backup brake channel, used if CHAN 1 has failed.

PARK BRAKE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
PARKING BRAKE / ANTI-SKID / OFF

OFF (down): Anti-skid disabled. ANTI-SKID (center, rest): Normal anti-skid braking. PARKING BRAKE (up, magnetic-held): Parking brake set; the magnet holds the lever. Releases automatically when the toe brakes are pressed, dropping the lever back to ANTI-SKID.

LG HANDLE · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
LANDING GEAR HANDLE: UP/DN

UP: Gear retracts (above weight-on-wheels lockout). DN: Gear extends. Three green WHEELS lights confirm down and locked.

STORES CONFIG · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
STORES CONFIG: CAT I / CAT III

CAT I: Light stores configuration: full FLCS pitch/roll authority (clean / minimal external load). CAT III: Heavy stores configuration; FLCS limits g and pitch authority to protect the airframe.

HORN SILENCER · Push button · 1 pin

Push to silence the low-speed warning horn.

LIGHTS LANDING · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
LANDING / TAXI LIGHTS: LANDING / OFF / TAXI

LANDING (up): Bright landing-light beam (extends with gear). OFF (center): Both off. TAXI (down): Lower-intensity taxi beam.

DN LOCK REL · Push button · 1 pin
DOWN-LOCK RELEASE

Yellow guarded push-button. Press to release the gear-handle mechanical down-lock so the handle can be raised. Used when the weight-on-wheels lockout has failed and the gear needs to be manually unlocked.

THREAT WARNING AUX

Threat warning auxiliary panel: RWR search, activity, altitude and power buttons with the dim knob.

THREAT WARNING AUX · Threat warning buttons · 1 pin

ALR-69V1 RWR control indicator: SEARCH / ACT-PWR / ALTITUDE / SYSTEM POWER.

DIM · Potentiometer · 1 analog input

RWR Indicator brightness (DIM knob).

Not modeled in BMS.

SPEED BRAKE

Speed brake position indicator.

SPEED BRAKE · Speed brake indicator · display

Speed brake position: barber-pole window (closed → blank, open → full stripes).

ALT GEAR

Alternate landing gear handle for emergency gear extension.

ALT GEAR · Alternate gear handle · 1 pin

Alternate gear extension handle: pull to extend the landing gear via the backup system.

Left MIP

MISC PANEL

Miscellaneous panel: autopilot roll and pitch, master arm, laser arm, RF, alternate release, ECM and advanced mode.

AP ROLL · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
AUTOPILOT ROLL: HDG SEL / ATT HOLD / STRG SEL

HDG SEL (up): Heading-bug hold. ATT HOLD (center): Bank attitude hold. STRG SEL (down): Steering select; the autopilot tracks the selected steering source (FCR target line, ILS, etc.).

DCS models AP ROLL as a plain latching 3-pos toggle. Unlike AP PITCH it is NOT magnetically held in this sim.

AP PITCH · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins
AUTOPILOT PITCH: ATT HOLD / A/P OFF / ALT HOLD

Magnetically held in either ATT HOLD (down) or ALT HOLD (up). ALT HOLD (up): Hold current barometric altitude. A/P OFF (center, rest): Autopilot disengaged. ATT HOLD (down): Hold current pitch attitude.

The magnet drops on AP-disconnect events (TRIM/AP DISC, paddle switch, etc.) and the lever returns to A/P OFF.

MASTER ARM · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
MASTER ARM: MASTER ARM / OFF / SIMULATE

MASTER ARM (up): Live weapons release armed. OFF (center): Weapons safe. SIMULATE (down): Practice mode; release switches function without ordnance leaving the rails.

LASER ARM · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
LASER ARM: ARM / OFF

Arms the targeting-pod laser for designation. OFF inhibits all laser emissions regardless of trigger inputs.

RF · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
RF: SILENT / QUIET / NORM

SILENT (down): All RF transmissions inhibited (radio silence). QUIET (center): Most transmissions inhibited; some allowed. NORM (up): Normal RF operation.

ALT REL · Push button · 1 pin
ALTERNATE RELEASE BUTTON

Backup weapons release: emergency-jettisons the selected store when the primary pickle button is unavailable.

Not modeled in BMS.

ECM · Lamp · output
ECM INDICATOR (GREEN)

Illuminates when the electronic countermeasures jamming pod is actively transmitting. Indicator only.

Not driven from BMS.

ADV MODE · 2 lamps · output
ADV MODE INDICATOR

ACTIVE (green): Autopilot engaged and commanding the flight control system. STBY (yellow): Autopilot armed but not yet engaged.

Both lights off when the AP is OFF.

FAULT ACKNOWLEDGE

F-ACK button. Acknowledges the current pilot fault list entry.

F-ACK · Button row · 1 pin
F-ACK / IFF / SPARE BUTTON ROW

Four-button panel below the left eyebrow. Two functional, two spare: IFF IDENT: UFC button that triggers the IFF transponder's IDENT squawk. SPARE 1 / SPARE 2: no DCS binding. Left programmable for operator-defined functions in firmware. F-ACK: steps through the PFLD fault stack one entry per press.

EYEBROW LIGHTS

Left and right eyebrow warning lights above the glare shield.

L EYEBROW · Lamp group · output
LEFT EYEBROW INDICATOR LIGHTS: Block 50/52 Model C

2 × 2 cell strip on the left side of the canopy bow, below the AOA Indexer. Same per-column layout as the R Eyebrow (top / bottom rectangles stacked inside each column), just with two columns instead of five. Model C variant: TF FAIL lit at top-left; the remaining three cells are blank fillers so the strip still reads as a paired-cell module. INDICATORS ONLY, no buttons.

Not driven from DCS.

R EYEBROW · Lamp group · output
RIGHT EYEBROW WARNING LIGHTS

Cluster of red warning lamps along the right side of the canopy bow. Five columns × two rows. Some columns light as a pair (HYD/OIL + PRESS, TO/LDG + CONFIG) because they share a single DCS warning arg; others have independent top and bottom lamps (ENG FIRE / ENGINE, FLCS / DBU ON, CANOPY / OXY LOW).

MASTER CAUTION

Master caution light and reset button.

MASTER CAUTION · Master caution · output
MASTER CAUTION LAMP + RESET BUTTON

Yellow MASTER CAUTION light flashes when any caution condition exists. Pressing the button extinguishes the light until the next new caution condition triggers it again.

AOA INDEXER

Angle-of-attack indexer beside the HUD.

AOA INDEXER · AOA indexer · output
AOA INDEXER (LEFT)

Three-lamp approach AOA cue with a brightness lever on the left edge: SLOW (top, red ▽): too slow / high AOA, push nose down. ON-SPEED (middle, green donut): approach AOA on target. FAST (bottom, amber ∧): too fast / low AOA, pull nose up.

The brightness lever on the left edge dims the indexer lamps.

THREAT WARNING PRIME

Threat warning prime: the RWR control buttons and the handoff, launch and priority lights.

TWS PRIME · Threat warning buttons · 1 pin
THREAT WARNING PRIME PANEL (ALR-69V1)

6-button panel beneath the RWR scope. Each face also carries its own lamp indicator.

SEARCH / ACT-PWR / ALT live on the separate RWR control panel, not this one.

LEFT MFD

Left multifunction display with its bezel buttons and rockers.

L MFD · MFD · display
LEFT MFD

20 Option Select Buttons (OSBs) arranged clockwise around the perimeter of a square display:

Top row: OSB 1–5 (left to right) Right column: OSB 6–10 (top to bottom) Bottom row: OSB 11–15 (right to left) Left column: OSB 16–20 (bottom to top)

Clicking an OSB sends a momentary press to the sim. The screen area is a placeholder; actual MFD page content (FCR, HSD, weapons, etc.) is typically routed through DCS's multi-monitor viewport rather than rendered by the manager.

Center Pedestal

FUEL QTY SEL

Fuel quantity selector knob, external fuel transfer and marker beacon.

FUEL QTY SEL · Rotary selector · 6 pins, or 1 analog input
FUEL QUANTITY SELECTOR

Selects which tank's contents drive the FUEL QUANTITY pointers.

TEST (spring-return CCW): drives both pointers to a known test position and releases back to NORM. NORM: Totalizer (sum of all internal tanks). RSVR: Reservoir tanks (forward + aft). INT WING: Internal wing tanks. EXT WING: External wing tanks (when installed). EXT CTR: External centerline tank (when installed).

EXT FUEL TRANS · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
EXT FUEL TRANS Switch: NORM/WING FIRST

NORM: Standard external-tank transfer sequence (centerline first, then wings). WING FIRST: Pump from the wing tanks before the centerline tank, used to keep CG forward during heavy-store operations.

BMS only models the WING FIRST actuation.

MKR BCN · Lamp · output
MARKER BEACON Light

Illuminates when the aircraft passes over an ILS marker beacon (outer / middle / inner). Audio tones accompany the visual indication. Push-to-test pulses the lamp green so you can verify the bulb is good before tuning the approach.

ICP

Integrated control panel: the up-front keypad and DCS rocker, drift and FLIR gain switches, and the symbology, depression reticle and brightness wheels.

ICP · ICP · 1 pin
Integrated Control Panel (ICP / UFC)

The forward "keypad" interface for the avionics suite. All DED data entry (steerpoints, comms, IFF, A/A and A/G modes) is driven from here. Keypad keys 1-9 + 0/M-SEL each carry a priority-function label (T-ILS, ALOW, STPT, CRUS, TIME, MARK, FIX, A-CAL, M-SEL); the mode-override row (COM1/COM2/IFF/LIST/A-A/A-G) jumps the DED to that sub-page.

RTN / SEQ steps DED pages; UP / DN scrolls within a page. The DRIFT C/O / WARN RESET lever cuts out HSI drift correction (spring-up) or resets the master caution (spring-down).

DRIFT · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins
DRIFT C/O / NORM / WARN RESET

Spring-loaded 3-position lever. Flick UP to cut out HSI drift correction; flick DOWN to reset the master caution / warning lights. Lever returns to NORM on release.

Not modeled in BMS.

FLIR GAIN · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
FLIR GAIN: GAIN / LVL / AUTO

Latching 3-position selector for FLIR gain control. GAIN (top): manual gain adjustment. LVL (center): manual level / contrast. AUTO (bottom): automatic gain & level.

DCS only, not modeled in BMS.

ICP SYM WHEEL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
SYM wheel (HUD symbology intensity)

Thumbwheel on the left side of the ICP. Rolling it up brightens the HUD symbols. Rolled all the way down, past the detent, the HUD symbology is off. This is the wheel that turns the HUD on after engine start.

ICP DEPR RET WHEEL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
DEPR RET wheel (reticle depression)

Thumbwheel on the left side of the ICP. Sets the depression of the HUD's standby reticle, in mils, for the backup bombing and strafing modes used when the fire control computer is out.

ICP BRT WHEEL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
BRT wheel (HUD raster brightness)

Thumbwheel on the right side of the ICP. Brightness of the raster video, the FLIR image, drawn on the HUD. It does not affect the stroke symbology, which the SYM wheel controls.

FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

Primary flight instruments: altimeter and baro set, AOA, ADI, VVI, standby ADI, magnetic compass and clock.

AIRSPEED / MACH INDICATOR · Airspeed mach gauge · display

Indicated airspeed (outer scale, knots) and Mach number (inner disk). Same single needle reads both: the inner mach disk rotates as altitude / mach changes so the needle tip always points to the correct mach value.

VNE (red triangle): 800 KIAS clean configuration. SET knob: lower-right; left-click +5 / right-click −5 / scroll ±1 to set the green airspeed BUG.

Airspeed · Needle · 0 to 850 KIAS · 4 pins when physical

bug · Needle · 0 to 800 KIAS · 4 pins when physical

Mach Indicator · Needle · 0 to 2.5 KIAS · 4 pins when physical

ALTIMETER · Altimeter · display

Barometric altitude reference. 100-ft sweep needle on the outer ring, three-drum counter shows feet (10K / 1K / 100). Kollsman window at the right shows the pressure setting (inches Hg).

pressure setting 0 · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

pressure setting 1 · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

pressure setting 2 · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

pressure setting 3 · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

100 foot Count · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

10000 foot Count · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

1000 foot Count · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

100 foot Ptr · Needle · 0 to 1000 · 4 pins when physical

ALT BARO · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
BARO knob (altimeter pressure setting)

Knob at the lower left of the altimeter. Turning it sets the barometric pressure in the Kollsman window, in inches of mercury, so the altimeter reads correctly for the local pressure. Set it to the field pressure before takeoff and to 29.92 above the transition altitude.

Does nothing in DCS.

AOA · AOA indicator · display
ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR

Displays the angle between the wing's chord line and the relative wind, in arbitrary AOA units (not degrees). Rendered as a vertical tape strip: the pointer is fixed, scale scrolls past it as AOA changes.

On-speed bracket (green band 10-13): Optimal AOA for approach and landing, matching the AOA indexer's center "doughnut". Pitch-limiter warning (red band >25): Approaching the flight-control-computer limit; deep stall risk above 30 AOA.

Negative readings during unloaded or inverted flight are normal.

ADI · ADI · display
ATTITUDE DIRECTION INDICATOR

Primary attitude reference. Horizon ball shows pitch + roll; LOC and GS bars show ILS deviation; turn-rate indicator at bottom; flags appear when sensor data is invalid.

Bank · Needle · 0 to 6.28319 · 4 pins when physical

gs pointer · Needle · 0 to 1 · 4 pins when physical

Pitch · Needle · -1.5708 to 1.5708 · 4 pins when physical

Turn Rate · Needle · -3 to 3 · 4 pins when physical

VVI · VVI · display
VERTICAL VELOCITY INDICATOR

Displays rate of climb or descent in thousands of feet per minute on a vertical tape strip. Pointer is fixed center; tape scrolls past as vertical speed changes. Climbing values above zero, descending values below.

Driven by static-pressure rate-of-change, so reads with the typical ~6-second instrumentation lag during pitch transients.

Trim for steady-state level flight with the pointer on the zero gradation.

SAI · Standby ADI · display
STANDBY ATTITUDE INDICATOR

Self-contained backup attitude indicator with internal gyro. Pitch, bank, and an OFF flag when the gyro is uncaged. Pull-to-cage knob in the lower right. Mounted on the right side of the MIP below the engine cluster.

Black-faced design (no sky/ground color like the primary EADI): the climb half is labeled "CLIMB" above the horizon line, dive half "DIVE" below. The aircraft reference symbol stays fixed in the center; the card rolls and translates behind it.

Bank · Needle · -3.14159 to 3.14159 · 4 pins when physical

Bank Arrow · Needle · -3.14159 to 3.14159 · 4 pins when physical

knob arrow · Needle · 0 to 1 · 4 pins when physical

Pitch · Needle · -1.5708 to 1.5708 · 4 pins when physical

MAGNETIC COMPASS · Compass · display

Standby magnetic heading indicator. Displays current magnetic heading in degrees (0-360°).

Used as backup navigation reference when primary systems fail.

CLOCK · Aircraft clock · display
AIRCRAFT CLOCK

Displays current time and elapsed time.

Main Display: Hour and minute hands showing current time Elapsed Timer: Small dial showing elapsed minutes and seconds

Controls:

• SET knob - Adjust current time
• WIND knob - Wind clock mechanism
• ELAPSED button - Start/stop/reset elapsed timer

Used for mission timing, navigation, and recording flight events.

elapsed time minutes · Needle · 0 to 60 · 4 pins when physical

elapsed time seconds · Needle · 0 to 60 · 4 pins when physical

currtime hours · Needle · 0 to 12 · 4 pins when physical

currtime minutes · Needle · 0 to 60 · 4 pins when physical

EHSI

Electronic horizontal situation indicator with its course and heading knobs.

EHSI · EHSI bezel · display
ELECTRONIC HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR

Bezel only: the display itself is rendered by a hardware screen wired to DCS. Three controls on the bezel: MODE (center): cycles NAV / ILS / ILS+NAV / PLS+TCN. CRS (bottom-left): selected-course knob. left-click / scroll-up = CW · right-click / scroll-down = CCW middle-click = sync course to current bearing. HDG (bottom-right): heading-bug knob (same mouse mapping).

Not driven from BMS.

EHSI CRS · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
CRS knob (course set)

Knob at the lower right of the EHSI. Turning it rotates the course pointer and sets the selected course for TACAN and ILS steering. Pressed in, the same knob becomes the EHSI brightness control.

Does nothing in DCS.

EHSI HDG · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
HDG knob (heading set)

Knob at the lower left of the EHSI. Turning it moves the heading bug, which sets the heading the autopilot flies in HDG SEL mode.

Does nothing in DCS.

Right MIP

ENGINE INSTRUMENTS

Engine instruments: oil pressure, nozzle position, RPM, FTIT and fuel flow.

OIL · Needle gauge · display
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE

Displays engine oil pressure in PSI. Normal range at military power is 30-65 PSI; idle is typically 15-25 PSI.

Warning (red arc <15 PSI): Oil starvation, imminent engine damage. Reduce throttle to idle, prepare for engine flame-out, and follow the OIL LOSS / OIL PRESSURE LOW checklist.

An OIL HOT caution light may accompany abnormally low or high pressure readings.

NOZ · Needle gauge · display
ENGINE NOZZLE POSITION

Indicates exhaust nozzle aperture as a percentage of fully open.

Idle: ~100% (wide open for low core RPM). Military: ~0-5% (closed, maximum dry thrust). Afterburner: opens progressively with reheat segments (5-AB through max AB) to maintain optimal exhaust velocity.

Reading should track throttle commands smoothly. A nozzle stuck open in MIL produces a STORES CONFIG-like thrust shortfall; closed in idle indicates a control-system failure.

RPM · Needle gauge · display
ENGINE TACHOMETER

Indicates engine rotor RPM as a percentage of maximum rated speed.

Normal operation: idle ≈ 65%, military ≈ 96%, max afterburner ≈ 100%. Redline: 102% continuous limit (no face mark, documented in dash-1).

A reading stuck near 0 in flight indicates a flame-out. Initiate airstart procedures per the dash-1 EP checklist.

FTIT · Needle gauge · display
FORWARD TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE (FTIT)

Measures turbine inlet temperature in degrees Celsius (×100). Critical indicator of engine health and protection against overtemperature damage during start, military, and afterburner operation.

Caution band (yellow): 935-979 °C, engine is hot, monitor. Warning band (red): ≥980 °C, immediate action required, retard throttle, follow ENGINE OVERHEAT checklist.

Start hot-light occurs around 935 °C during engine start; abort start if FTIT continues to climb past 980 °C.

FUEL FLOW · Fuel flow counter · display
FUEL FLOW INDICATOR

Digital counter showing engine fuel consumption in pounds per hour. Five-digit display: 10K / 1K / 100s. Updates live as throttle moves through afterburner.

Counter 100 · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

Counter 10k · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

Counter 1k · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

RIGHT INDEXER

Air refueling indexer: ready, air refuel and nosewheel steering, and disconnect lights.

AAR · AAR indexer · output
RIGHT INDEXER (AAR STATUS)

Mounted on the right side of the HUD. NOT an AOA indexer; that's the left-side instrument. This one's the air-to-air refueling status indicator with three stacked lamps and a dimmer slider:

RDY (blue): ready to receive fuel. AR/NWS (green): air refueling engaged, or nosewheel steering active on the ground. DISC (red): disconnect / breakaway.

Dimmer slider on the right edge controls lamp brightness (shared with the AOA indexer in DCS).

DED

Data entry display: the text readout for the up-front controls.

DED · DED · 1 pin
DATA ENTRY DISPLAY

5-line × 24-character green text display below the HUD. Shows steerpoints, weapon delivery setup, communications presets, etc. Driven by ICP key presses. Drag-up / drag-down cycles list pages.

RIGHT MFD

Right multifunction display with its bezel buttons and rockers.

R MFD · MFD · display
RIGHT MFD

20 Option Select Buttons (OSBs) arranged clockwise around the perimeter of a square display:

Top row: OSB 1–5 (left to right) Right column: OSB 6–10 (top to bottom) Bottom row: OSB 11–15 (right to left) Left column: OSB 16–20 (bottom to top)

Clicking an OSB sends a momentary press to the sim. The screen area is a placeholder; actual MFD page content (FCR, HSD, weapons, etc.) is typically routed through DCS's multi-monitor viewport rather than rendered by the manager.

Right Aux Console

SYSTEM GAUGES

System gauges: hydraulic pressure A and B, EPU fuel, cabin pressure altitude and fuel quantity.

HYD PRESS A · Needle gauge · display
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATOR - SYSTEM A

Displays hydraulic pressure for System A (x1000 PSI).

Normal Operating Range: 2.85 - 3.25 (2850-3250 PSI)

Low Pressure Warning: HYD/OIL PRESS caution light illuminates when pressure decreases below 1.0 (1000 PSI).

HYD PRESS B · Needle gauge · display
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE INDICATOR - SYSTEM B

Displays hydraulic pressure for System B (x1000 PSI).

Normal Operating Range: 2.85 - 3.25 (2850-3250 PSI)

Low Pressure Warning: HYD/OIL PRESS caution light illuminates when pressure decreases below 1.0 (1000 PSI).

EPU FUEL · Needle gauge · display
EPU FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR

Displays remaining hydrazine fuel for EPU (Emergency Power Unit) as percentage (0-100%).

EPU Function: Provides emergency hydraulic and electrical power when engine fails or bleed air is insufficient. Operates for approximately 10-15 minutes.

Warning: Hydrazine is highly toxic and flammable - requires careful handling during ground operations.

CABIN PRESS ALT · Needle gauge · display
CABIN PRESSURE ALTITUDE INDICATOR

Displays cockpit pressure altitude (x1000 ft).

Normal Operation: Cockpit maintained below 8,000 ft MSL during flight

CABIN PRESS Caution: Illuminates when cockpit pressure exceeds 27,000 ft. If light remains on, descend below 25,000 ft and reduce speed to 500 kts max.

Control via AIR SOURCE knob (NORM for automatic pressurization, DUMP to terminate pressurization).

FUEL QTY · Dual needle gauge · display
FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR

Displays remaining fuel in selected tanks (lbs x 100).

Needles:

• A/L (Aft Left): Aft left reservoir and A-1 fuselage tank
• F/R (Forward Right): Forward right reservoir, F-1 and F-2 fuselage tanks

Digital Display: Total fuel quantity in pounds

Use Fuel Quantity Selector Knob to display different tank quantities (NORM, RSVR, INT WING, EXT WING, EXT CTR, TEST).

Fuel AL · Needle · 0 to 4200 · 4 pins when physical

Fuel FR · Needle · 0 to 4200 · 4 pins when physical

Fuel Totalizer 100 · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

Fuel Totalizer 10k · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

Fuel Totalizer 1k · Needle · 0 to 10 · 4 pins when physical

PFLD

Pilot fault list display.

PFLD · PFL display · 1 pin
PILOT FAULT LIST DISPLAY (PFLD)

Lists all FLCS (Flight Control System) detected faults.

Fault Types:

• Warnings: FLCS-related faults (shown with brackets)
• Cautions: Engine, avionics, and other system faults

Press F-ACK (Fault Acknowledge) button on eyebrow panel to clear displayed faults.

CAUTION PANEL

Caution light panel, 32 lamps.

CAUTION PANEL · Caution panel · output

The 32-lamp caution light panel on the right auxiliary console. Each lamp names a system fault or an abnormal condition, from FLCS FAULT and ENGINE FAULT to FUEL LOW and OXY LOW. Any lamp coming on also lights MASTER CAUTION on the glare shield. Press MASTER CAUTION to acknowledge it; the panel lamp stays on until the condition clears. MAL & IND LTS on the TEST panel lights all 32 at once.

Right Console

AVIONICS POWER

Avionics power panel: power switches for the mission computer, stores stations, MFDs, up-front controls, map, GPS and datalink, with the INS and MIDS selectors.

MMC · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
MMC (Modular Mission Computer) POWER

• ON: Provides power to the mission computer
• OFF: Mission computer powered off

ST STA · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
ST STA (Stores Stations) POWER

• ON: Provides power to weapons stores management system
• OFF: Stores management powered off

MFD · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
MFD (Multi-Function Display) POWER

• ON: Powers the left and right MFD screens
• OFF: MFD screens powered off

UFC · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
UFC (Upfront Control) POWER

• ON: Provides power to the ICP (Integrated Control Panel)
• OFF: ICP powered off

MAP · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
MAP POWER

• ON: Map power enabled
• OFF: Map power disabled

Note: Not used on Block 50 F-16C

INS · Rotary selector · 7 pins, or 1 analog input
INS (Inertial Navigation System) SELECTOR

• OFF: INS powered off
• STOR HDG: Stored Heading Alignment mode
• NORM: Normal alignment mode (8 min alignment)
• NAV: Navigation mode (normal operation)
• CAL: Calibration mode
• INFLT ALIGN: In-flight alignment (requires GPS)
• ATT: Attitude mode (attitude & heading only)

GPS · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
GPS RECEIVER POWER

• ON: GPS receiver powered and receiving satellite data
• OFF: GPS receiver powered off

DL · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
DL (Datalink) POWER

• ON: Datalink system powered
• OFF: Datalink system powered off

Note: Not used for Block 50 variant

MIDS LVT · Rotary selector · 3 pins, or 1 analog input
MIDS LVT DATALINK SELECTOR

Multifunctional Information Distribution System Low Volume Terminal

• ZERO: Zeroize/erase all MIDS information
• OFF: MIDS system powered off
• ON: MIDS system active and transmitting

ENGINE ANTI ICE

Engine anti-ice switch and the IFF and UHF antenna selectors.

ENGINE ANTI-ICE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
ENGINE ANTI-ICE SWITCH

• ON: Engine anti-ice system continuously active
• AUTO: System activates automatically when icing conditions detected
• OFF: Anti-ice system disabled

IFF ANT SEL · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
IFF ANTENNA SELECTOR SWITCH

• UPPER: Selects upper IFF antenna
• NORM: Normal antenna selection (automatic)
• LOWER: Selects lower IFF antenna

Note: inert in BMS; BMS drives both antennas from a single SimAntennaSelect callback, which is bound to UHF ANT SEL.

UHF ANT SEL · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
UHF ANTENNA SELECTOR SWITCH

• UPPER: Selects upper UHF radio antenna
• NORM: Normal antenna selection (automatic)
• LOWER: Selects lower UHF radio antenna

OXYGEN

Oxygen regulator: flow and pressure indicators, and the emergency, diluter and supply levers.

O2 FLOW · Flow indicator · display
OXYGEN FLOW INDICATOR

Displays oxygen flow rate to the mask. Movement of the indicator confirms oxygen is flowing during breathing.

Not driven from BMS.

O2 PRESSURE · Needle gauge · display
OXYGEN PRESSURE GAUGE

Displays oxygen system pressure in PSI. Normal pressure is approximately 70-85 PSI when full.

Green arc indicates safe operating range (10-51 PSI).

EMERGENCY O2 · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
OXYGEN EMERGENCY LEVER

• TEST MASK: (Momentary down) Tests mask seal and oxygen flow. Hold down and inhale - pressure should build if seal is good
• NORMAL: Normal position for flight operations
• EMERGENCY: Provides continuous positive pressure oxygen flow for emergency situations (smoke, fumes, rapid decompression)

Not modeled in BMS.

DILUTER LEVER · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
OXYGEN DILUTER LEVER

• NORM: Normal dilution mode. Oxygen mixed with air based on altitude (diluter-demand). Use for normal operations below 30,000 feet
• 100%: Pure oxygen, no air dilution. Use above 30,000 feet or if smoke/fumes present in cockpit

Not modeled in BMS.

SUPPLY LEVER · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
OXYGEN SUPPLY LEVER

• OFF: Closes oxygen supply valve. Use only on the ground for maintenance or when switching to emergency oxygen bottle
• ON: Normal position. Opens oxygen supply valve for normal oxygen flow from aircraft system
• PBG: Pressure Breathing for G. Provides slight positive pressure to assist with high-G breathing and reduce G-induced fatigue. Typically used during high-G maneuvering

The PBG position is not modeled in BMS.

KY58

KY-58 secure voice: mode, fill select, volume and radio encryption power.

MODE · Rotary selector · 4 pins, or 1 analog input
KY-58 MODE SELECTOR

• P: Plain mode (no encryption)
• C: Cipher mode (encryption active)
• LD: Load mode (loading encryption keys)
• RV: Receive mode (receive only)

FILL SELECT · Rotary selector · 7 pins, or 1 analog input
KY-58 FILL SELECT KNOB

• Z: Zeroize all keys
• 1-6: Select key slot 1 through 6
• ALL: All keys

VOLUME · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
KY-58 VOLUME CONTROL

Range: 0-100 Rotation: 270° clockwise from 7:30 position

DCS only, not modeled in BMS.

RADIO ENCRYPT PWR · Rotary selector · 3 pins, or 1 analog input
RADIO ENCRYPTION POWER

• OFF: Encryption power off
• ON: Encryption power on
• TD: Tactical data mode

NUCLEAR CONSENT

Nuclear consent switch and the plain or cipher switch.

NUCLEAR CONSENT · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
NUCLEAR CONSENT SWITCH (guarded)

• ARM/REL: Nuclear weapons may be armed and released
• OFF: Nuclear weapons disabled
• REL ONLY: Nuclear weapons may be released but not armed

Warning: Non-functional in DCS (not modeled by the sim).

PLAIN CIPHER · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
PLAIN CIPHER SWITCH

• CRAD 1: Use crypto card 1 for secure communications
• PLAIN: Unencrypted communications
• CRAD 2: Use crypto card 2 for secure communications

AIR CON

Air conditioning: temperature knob and air source selector.

TEMP · Potentiometer with detent · 1 analog input
TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB

Center Detent (9 o'clock): TEMP OFF

Clockwise from center (AUTO):

• 10:30: COOL AUTO
• 12:00: AUTO
• 1:30: WARM AUTO

Counter-clockwise from center (MANUAL):

• 7:30: COOL MANUAL
• 6:00: MANUAL
• 4:30: WARM MANUAL

DCS only, not modeled in BMS.

AIR SOURCE · Rotary selector · 4 pins, or 1 analog input
AIR SOURCE KNOB

• OFF: Air conditioning off (7:30)
• NORM: Normal air conditioning mode (9:00)
• DUMP: Cabin pressure dump (10:30)
• RAM: Ram air flow (12:00)

LIGHTING

Interior lighting: primary and flood lighting for the consoles, instrument panel and data displays, and the malfunction and indicator light brightness.

PRI CONSOLES · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
PRIMARY CONSOLES BRIGHTNESS KNOB

Function: Controls brightness of primary console lighting Range: 0-100%

PRI INST PNL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
PRIMARY INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTNESS KNOB

Function: Controls brightness of instrument panel backlighting Range: 0-100%

PRI DATA DISP · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
PRIMARY DATA DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS KNOB

Function: Controls brightness of data entry display Range: 0-100%

FLOOD CONSOLES · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
FLOOD CONSOLES BRIGHTNESS KNOB

Function: Controls brightness of console flood lighting Range: 0-100%

FLOOD INST PNL · Potentiometer · 1 analog input
FLOOD INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIGHTNESS KNOB

Function: Controls brightness of instrument panel flood lighting Range: 0-100%

MAL & IND LTS · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins
MALFUNCTION & INDICATOR LIGHTS BRIGHTNESS SWITCH

• BRT: (Momentary up) Bright mode - spring-loaded, returns to center
• CENTER: Normal mode
• DIM: (Momentary down) Dim mode - spring-loaded, returns to center

Note: Spring-loaded to center position in both directions

HUD

HUD control panel: scales, flight path marker, DED data, depression reticle, velocity, altitude, brightness and test.

SCALES · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD SCALES SWITCH

• VV/VAH: Display velocity vector and velocity/altitude/heading
• VAH: Display velocity/altitude/heading only
• OFF: Scales off

FLT PATH MKR · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD FLIGHT PATH MARKER SWITCH

• ATT/FPM: Display attitude bars and flight path marker
• FPM: Display flight path marker only
• OFF: Flight path marker off

DED DATA · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD DED/PFLD DATA SWITCH

• DED: Display Data Entry Display data on HUD
• PFL: Display Pre-Flight data on HUD
• OFF: No data display

DEPR RET · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD DEPRESSIBLE RETICLE SWITCH

• STBY: Standby reticle mode
• PRI: Primary reticle mode
• OFF: Reticle off

VELOCITY · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD VELOCITY SWITCH

• GND SPD: Display ground speed
• TAS: Display true airspeed
• CAS: Display calibrated airspeed

ALTITUDE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD ALTITUDE SWITCH

• AUTO: Automatic altitude source selection
• BARO: Barometric altitude
• RADAR: Radar altitude

BRIGHTNESS · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD BRIGHTNESS CONTROL SWITCH

• NIGHT: Night mode brightness
• AUTO BRT: Automatic brightness adjustment
• DAY: Day mode brightness

TEST · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
HUD TEST SWITCH

• OFF: Normal operation
• ON: Continuous test
• STEP: Step through test patterns

Not modeled in BMS.

SENSOR PWR

Sensor power: left and right hardpoints, fire control radar and radar altimeter.

LEFT HDPT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
LEFT HDPT POWER SWITCH

• ON: Left HDPT (Hardpoint) system powered
• OFF: System unpowered

RIGHT HDPT · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
RIGHT HDPT POWER SWITCH

• ON: Right HDPT (Hardpoint) system powered
• OFF: System unpowered

FCR · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
FCR POWER SWITCH

• ON: Fire Control Radar powered
• OFF: FCR unpowered

RDR ALT · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
RADAR ALTIMETER SWITCH

• ON: Radar altimeter active
• STBY: Standby (warmed up but not transmitting)
• OFF: System off

ZEROIZE

Zeroize switch and the voice message system switch.

ZEROIZE · 3-position toggle · 2 pins
ZEROIZE SWITCH (guarded)

• OFP: Erase Operational Flight Program data
• OFF: Normal operation
• DATA: Erase mission data

Not modeled in BMS.

VMS · 2-position toggle · 1 pin
VOICE MESSAGE SWITCH

• VOICE MESSAGE: Voice message system enabled
• INHIBIT: Voice messages inhibited

Other

ACES II

ACES II ejection seat: seat arm lever and ejection handle.

SEAT ARM · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Ejection safety lever: ARMED (down) enables the seat; LOCKED (up) safes it for ground ops.

EJECT HANDLE · Push button · 1 pin

Ejection handle: PULL initiates the ejection sequence; spring-returns to STOW.

CANOPY

Canopy switch, the canopy spider handle and the jettison T-handle.

CANOPY SW · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins

Canopy switch: runs the canopy motor. OPEN/CLOSE are spring-loaded; rests at HOLD.

CANOPY SPIDER · 2-position toggle · 1 pin

Canopy spider (manual canopy lock handle): DOWN locks the canopy in the closed position; UP unlocks.

JETT T-HANDLE · Push button · 1 pin

Canopy jettison T-handle: PULL blows the canopy off; spring-returns to STOW. DCS only, not modeled in BMS.

CHAFF/FLARE DISPENSE

Chaff and flare dispense switch on the throttle.

CHAFF/FLARE · Push button · 1 pin

Manual chaff/flare dispense: push to run the active CMDS program.

SEAT ADJUST

Seat height adjustment switch.

SEAT ADJ · 3-position toggle, spring return · 2 pins

Seat height: UP/DOWN are spring-loaded; rests at OFF.