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Landing Lights

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Hey Guys, I noticed another issue that I have never noticed before. This is mostly asthetic, but never the less its still something I noticed. I am taking my 1st night flight tonight, I left KCOS at dusk. I turned on my taxi and landing lights. No part of the ground was showing illuminated from my lights when looking through spot view. I think I saw them from the VC only and not the 2d cockpit. Am I missing something that has been covered?

Brian A. Neuman

 

Proud simmer since 1982 using the following simulators: Sublogic Flight Simulator 1 and 2. Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0, 5.1, FS95, FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004, FSX (and unfortunately Flight!). Terminal Reality Fly 1 and 2. Sierra Pro Pilot, Looking Glass/Eidos/Electronic Arts Flight Unlimited I, II and III, Laminar Research X-Plane 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, FS Aerofly 2, Lockheed Martin Perpar3D 2.X, 3.X, 4.X and 5.X and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Not to mention numerous combat simulators and games related to flight that I have played with over the years.

System: Intel I7-7700K-Water Cooled, 32GB Ram, GTX 1080Ti, 500gb SSD, 1TB HD and dedicated 1TB and 2TB SSD's for Flight Simulators

I had this issue in the past. I think it had something to do with REX lighting effects settings. I could be wrong, but I think I had to set the landing lights to default in REX.

Shane Gavin

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Im not using REX, but thanks for that idea. Sorry, I should mention I have zero addon scenery.

Brian A. Neuman

 

Proud simmer since 1982 using the following simulators: Sublogic Flight Simulator 1 and 2. Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0, 5.1, FS95, FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004, FSX (and unfortunately Flight!). Terminal Reality Fly 1 and 2. Sierra Pro Pilot, Looking Glass/Eidos/Electronic Arts Flight Unlimited I, II and III, Laminar Research X-Plane 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, FS Aerofly 2, Lockheed Martin Perpar3D 2.X, 3.X, 4.X and 5.X and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Not to mention numerous combat simulators and games related to flight that I have played with over the years.

System: Intel I7-7700K-Water Cooled, 32GB Ram, GTX 1080Ti, 500gb SSD, 1TB HD and dedicated 1TB and 2TB SSD's for Flight Simulators

Im not using REX, but thanks for that idea. Sorry, I should mention I have zero addon scenery.
Oops, I assumed and you know what that means. Are you sure the "landing lights illuminate ground" option is selected in the FSX settings?After some further searching, it appears this may be an FSX issue and 3D lighting. Check out this thread: http://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/38146-airbus-x-no-external-landing-lights-visible/

Shane Gavin

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I'll check my settings. I know that you should not really be able to see the lights during the day, but they should be visible after sunset. I'll let you know after I land. Still a couple hundred miles out.

Brian A. Neuman

 

Proud simmer since 1982 using the following simulators: Sublogic Flight Simulator 1 and 2. Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0, 5.1, FS95, FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004, FSX (and unfortunately Flight!). Terminal Reality Fly 1 and 2. Sierra Pro Pilot, Looking Glass/Eidos/Electronic Arts Flight Unlimited I, II and III, Laminar Research X-Plane 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, FS Aerofly 2, Lockheed Martin Perpar3D 2.X, 3.X, 4.X and 5.X and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Not to mention numerous combat simulators and games related to flight that I have played with over the years.

System: Intel I7-7700K-Water Cooled, 32GB Ram, GTX 1080Ti, 500gb SSD, 1TB HD and dedicated 1TB and 2TB SSD's for Flight Simulators

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Issue resolved. It wasnt dark enough when I left KCOS. On arrival at KMCI everything was lit up well even the ground strobe effect. Funny side story, I had the plane set up for a perfect CATIII landing. Speed was right, and I was going to watch it land from spot view during what I thought was a light storm. Well, about 1 mile from the runway, maybe less I ended up with a 65-70 knot crosswind that shut off my autoland and autopilot for that matter and I almost blew off the runway before I realized what was going on.

Brian A. Neuman

 

Proud simmer since 1982 using the following simulators: Sublogic Flight Simulator 1 and 2. Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0, 5.1, FS95, FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004, FSX (and unfortunately Flight!). Terminal Reality Fly 1 and 2. Sierra Pro Pilot, Looking Glass/Eidos/Electronic Arts Flight Unlimited I, II and III, Laminar Research X-Plane 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, FS Aerofly 2, Lockheed Martin Perpar3D 2.X, 3.X, 4.X and 5.X and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Not to mention numerous combat simulators and games related to flight that I have played with over the years.

System: Intel I7-7700K-Water Cooled, 32GB Ram, GTX 1080Ti, 500gb SSD, 1TB HD and dedicated 1TB and 2TB SSD's for Flight Simulators

Hey Guys, I noticed another issue that I have never noticed before. This is mostly asthetic, but never the less its still something I noticed. I am taking my 1st night flight tonight, I left KCOS at dusk. I turned on my taxi and landing lights. No part of the ground was showing illuminated from my lights when looking through spot view. I think I saw them from the VC only and not the 2d cockpit. Am I missing something that has been covered?
I'm seeing the same thing, but it's in the VC that illumination doesn't occur. If I toggle to 2D view, they illuminate. It's not an 'FSX issue' as it only happens w/ the NGX. Haven't tried a night flight yet, just early dawn I noticed this. Noel

Noel

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I'm seeing the same thing, but it's in the VC that illumination doesn't occur. If I toggle to 2D view, they illuminate. It's not an 'FSX issue' as it only happens w/ the NGX. Haven't tried a night flight yet, just early dawn I noticed this. Noel
That I have experienced before, and it was a REX issue. Try googling "FSX no landing lights" and see what you find.

Shane Gavin

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