I just attempted a cold Dark night startup. I was reminded of the guy who couldn't find his own butt in the darkwith a flashlight. That's it!! A Flashlight. Is it possible to create a flashlight that is mouse movement operated, to illuminate either the flight-deck, or outside doing a preflight walk aroundbefore startup? I have purchased all of the Manuals for the NGX, I've viewed the AoA lights lesson, and all I was able to start up was Background, and AFDS Flood lighting. The only clues I had after fumbling around was a magic hand appearing and disappearing to enable me to start the afore mentioned light Knobs. To further clarify my problem, I use EZE Dok with TrackIR, so any slight head movement fumbling in the dark causes more problems finding the knobs andswitches. All flight crew carry flashlights for such a purpose. As a matter of fact, it's illegal to fly at night without one on the flight-deck. I could have probably fumbled around for another 10 minutes. But seriously, it wasn't worth the time.As many of us try to make it as real as we can, we need a flashlight! What do you think? Can it be done? Is it necessary? Love this Aircraft Taurcan

I believe it would be impossible to due the fact that fsx does not have dynamic lighting. Like other modern games. All lighting in the ngx is a clever trick. Why do you think so many developers avoid complex lighting. It is a bunch of textures. Just my two .02 It would be cool idea.

turn your gamma up just a bit on your gfx settings. i always fly the ngx from cold and dark at night and have very little problems, even though its really dark its not realistic for it to be pitch black. airports/fbos have lots of lights everywhere which allow a faint amount of light in the cockpit.

I know where you're coming from. Even if they could make a flashlight, there isn't too much you need to do to light it up. Nor does it take long either. Next best thing you could do is engage the emergency lighting before the APU starts. Its not realistic at all though.

A trick for FS is to arm emergency lights and the cockpit will be illuminated. But you must find the switch in the dark...

I just switch to the upper overhead view, and the dome light switch is right over there, big and very clickable.