Is there any way that I keep the nav lights on after the transition from dawn to day ?FS9 automatically turns them off and it doesn't give any option for user control.Thank you in advance. :(

Is there any way that I keep the nav lights on after the transition from dawn to day ?FS9 automatically turns them off and it doesn't give any option for user control.Thank you in advance. :(

Mine stay on during the day if I press the L key. Using the L key should toggle them on and off.Check your Assignments dialogue to see if you have L set for "turn all lights on/off".You will find that under Options/Controls/Assignments when the Menu bar at the top of the screen is displayed.Hope that helps.

Is there any way that I keep the nav lights on after the transition from dawn to day ?FS9 automatically turns them off and it doesn't give any option for user control.Thank you in advance. :(

You need to go into the realism settings and check the "pilot controls lighting" (or however it's worded, but should be pretty close to that) option. I'm guessing that's your problem..

First of all, thank you very much for your attention, David and StoneCold.Unfortunately your tips do not solve the problem (I already had these settings in my FS9)As you know, the "Navigation Lights" settings include control not only of the cockpit particular illumination but also of the passengers cabin ( I had to use the term "Nav lights" in order not to confuse you with the term "passenger cabin lights" which does not exist in Fs9). So the problem is that I can't have control on them after the time point that FS9 decides to turn them off automatically. Please test it on your FS. There is no way that you can see the aircraft's windows lit at dawn and in "spot view".P.S.: Please excuse my English. It's not my native language.

As you know, the "Navigation Lights" settings include control not only of the cockpit particular illumination but also of the passengers cabin ( I had to use the term "Nav lights" in order not to confuse you with the term "passenger cabin lights" which does not exist in Fs9). So the problem is that I can't have control on them after the time point that FS9 decides to turn them off automatically. Please test it on your FS. There is no way that you can see the aircraft's windows lit at dawn and in "spot view".P.S.: Please excuse my English. It's not my native language.

Ahhh, well if you would have been specific about what you wanted to know then someone could have told you that having "the aircraft's windows lit at dawn and in "spot view"" is actually controlled (typically) by the panel lights and is a function of the alpha channel of the lightmap texture and there is no way to adjust when that gets displayed.Some planes do have actual windows in the 3D model that you can see through, usually small GA types and biz jets. Those could have pilot controlled interior lighting. However larger jets with windows painted on them do not have that option.And your English is great, better than many Americans I know.regards,Joe

Thank you for your VERY VALUABLE information, N60JBravo. I'm stressing "very" because, since I happen to know about digital imaging, I was already suspicious that this issue had to with the Alpha channels and the black masks of the FS9 extended bitmap textures. I also stressed "valuable" because you gave me a reference point. A point that happens to be within the area of my expertise in my everyday life. When (or ...if) I will be able to create my first successfully tested "L" bitmap(right now I have no idea how FS will respond to the tests to follow) I will be glad to share the results with you as well as with the rest of this excellent community.Once again, thank you for this.Regards from Athens, Greece.