Ive tried asking about this before, but I don't think ppl understood what I was asking.. The problem is, when I choose a view, like flyby, or tower view, where the aircraft isnt as close to the "camera" as spot view, all I can see is the aircrafts lights.. It is not an individual aircraft problem, it doesnt matter which aircrat I use, the problem is exactly the same across all aircraft, and AI aircraft, making me think its a fsx.cfg issue. I can see the aircraft perfectly fine in a normal spot view, and if I zoom in close enough in other views like flyby, and tower view where the plane takes up more then a 5th of the screen I see it fine, but when I zoom out any less then that all I see is the aircraft lights, or if its an AI, or multiplayer A/c I see the aircraft information tag, and lights but no aircraft.. atlaeast not unless I zoom in more. then it pops up. is there a setting in fsx.cfg that affects the max distance that you can see aircraft from? I hope yous understand what the issue is..

here is a screenshot showing what I mean.. As you can see, it is more then close enough that you should be able to see the airplane, but all you see is lights. It is with the defualt Beechcraft Baron 58.

Hey I have this issue too! Not sure how to resolve it, and/or if it is an FSX bug or not though. Just thought I would share that you're not alone...