What Is Falcon BMS and Who Is the Wiki Written For?

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Falcon BMS is a combat flight simulation built around flying modern fighter aircraft in detailed, systems-heavy missions, and the Falcon BMS Wiki is its online documentation: a reference site written for the people who fly it — players and virtual pilots who need to learn aircraft systems, procedures, and simulation features that the sim itself does not fully explain in-game. If you are new to Falcon BMS and want to know what you are getting into before opening the documentation, this page covers what the sim is, who the wiki serves, and how the two relate.

What Falcon BMS is

Falcon BMS is a combat flight simulation. Rather than an arcade-style flying game, it is the kind of simulation where the aircraft behave as complex machines: you are expected to learn how systems work, follow procedures, and operate the jet with a level of fidelity that matches the real thing as closely as the simulation allows.

That focus shapes what the experience demands from a player:

  • Systems knowledge — understanding how the aircraft's subsystems work and how to operate them.
  • Procedure — doing things in the right order, the way a pilot would.
  • Mission context — flying combat sorties rather than free-form sightseeing.

The wiki's own description frames it simply as "online documentation," which is the right expectation to bring: it is a reference for the simulation, not a game download or a storefront.

Who the wiki is written for

The wiki is written for players and virtual pilots — people who are already flying Falcon BMS or intend to, and who need documentation to get up to speed. Two groups in particular:

New players

If you are starting out, the wiki is where you go when the sim assumes knowledge you do not yet have. Expect to look up how a system works or what a procedure involves before you can execute it in the cockpit.

Experienced virtual pilots

Long-time flyers use the same documentation as a reference: checking a specific system, confirming a procedure, or refreshing on a feature they do not use often. The wiki is not a tutorial that walks you from zero to competent in one sitting; it is documentation you return to.

Why a simulation like this needs detailed documentation

A combat flight simulation cannot teach everything through the game interface alone. The amount of information a pilot needs — systems behavior, operating procedures, mission employment — is too large and too reference-oriented to fit into on-screen prompts or a short tutorial.

That is the gap the wiki fills. Where the simulation gives you an aircraft and a mission, the documentation gives you the knowledge to operate them correctly. For a sim built on fidelity, that written reference is not optional extras; it is part of how the product is used.

How the wiki relates to the simulation

The relationship is straightforward: the simulation is the thing you fly; the wiki is the documentation about it. The wiki does not replace the sim, and the sim does not contain the wiki. They serve different jobs:

Falcon BMS (the simulation) Falcon BMS Wiki (the documentation)
What it is The combat flight simulation you install and fly Online documentation about the simulation
What you do with it Fly aircraft, operate systems, fly missions Look up systems, procedures, and features
Who it is for Players and virtual pilots The same players and virtual pilots
When you use it During flight Before, during, and between flights, as a reference

The practical consequence: when you are stuck on how something works in Falcon BMS, the wiki is the place to check — and when you want to actually fly, you go back to the simulation.

What to expect when you open the wiki

The site presents itself as online documentation, so treat it as a reference library rather than a guided course. A workable approach:

  1. Start with what you are trying to do — a specific aircraft system, a procedure, or a feature you have heard about.
  2. Read the relevant documentation page before attempting it in the sim.
  3. Return to the same page when something in flight does not behave as you expected; the documentation is the check against your assumptions.

If you are completely new, expect to spend time reading before your first successful sortie — that is normal for a simulation of this depth, and it is exactly the audience the wiki is written for.

Bottom line

Falcon BMS is a detailed combat flight simulation for players and virtual pilots, and wiki.falcon-bms.com is its online documentation — written for those same pilots to learn systems and procedures that the simulation expects them to know. Use the wiki as your reference, and the simulation as the place you put that reference to work.