I installed Flight1's Pilatus PC-12. Beautiful cockpit. But PFD/MFD, big GPS, and instrument cluster at far left of panel all go dark under anything but "day" conditions. I've installed latest Direct X, C++ Redistributables (2005, 2008, 2010), as well as all Windows XP updates.Please see attached photos. Only difference in settings is time of day.Thanks,Jim

You'll have to turn the instrument lights on and they'll be "backlit." It's a separate switch from the panel lights - it's a button on the lower panel I think it's called.

The EADI and EHSI should be legible so there is probably a light switch or brightness setting that is turned off. However the darkness of the airspeed indicator was a bug mentioned in the Avsim review: http://www.avsim.com/pages/0308/Pilatus/PC12.htmMaybe this bug has since been fixed, though.Al

You'll have to turn the instrument lights on and they'll be "backlit." It's a separate switch from the panel lights - it's a button on the lower panel I think it's called.

I appreciate the try... but it just gets wierder. When I turn on the instrument panel lights at the lower panel, the needles disappear off the gauges!Panel Lights On:Panel Lights Off (needles come back!):(Also---although I don't know if it's related---the altimeter is creeping up while I'm parked. Baro setting is changing...Jim

The EADI and EHSI should be legible so there is probably a light switch or brightness setting that is turned off. However the darkness of the airspeed indicator was a bug mentioned in the Avsim review: http://www.avsim.com...ilatus/PC12.htmMaybe this bug has since been fixed, though.Al

Thanks, Al. I read the review. You're right---the picture they show looks like the lighting I'm seeing, except that their EADI and EHSI are "on", while mine appear to be "off".Jim

I think if you get the two displays working it should be flyable even if the airspeed indicator is a bit dark (it's still readable). Unfortunately I don't own this plane so I don't know exactly how to fix that. Perhaps take a look through the manual if you haven't already and see if there are any other cockpit light switches or dimmer switch.

I appreciate the try... but it just gets wierder. When I turn on the instrument panel lights at the lower panel, the needles disappear off the gauges!

Huh. Well that takes the cake.... I run DX9, pedestrian nVidia card, and no problems like that.Have you tried the Flight1 forum?? I know it's not a hot new product, but someone should be able to sort this out.

I was able to solve this problem by uninstalling and reinstalling FSX, Accelerator, and all my add-ons in accordance with http://www.simforums.com/forums/setting-up-fsx-and-how-to-tune-it_topic29041.htmlThanks for all the suggestions!