February 22, 201214 yr I was wondering why my cockpit lights are flickering at some moments. Sometimes they dim for a second or so. I have noticed that on real planes too. Why does that happen? Martin Pampiermole
April 5, 201214 yr I was wondering why my cockpit lights are flickering at some moments. Sometimes they dim for a second or so. I have noticed that on real planes too. Why does that happen? I have the exact same random cockpit lights flickering with my installation as well. All of the interior panel lighting dims for a split second then returns to normal brightness. The primary and secondary displays do not flicker; rather, just the background panel lighting and flood lighting. I too am wondering what is going on? I'm somewhat suspicious of this phenomenon having to do with either hard drive access periods and/or texture loading, but I am not positive. I have never seen this on videos of real 737 cockpits. Is anyone else experiencing this? Thank you, Signed, John Thomas
April 5, 201214 yr Yes the same to happen to me. As I recall on some real flights the lights have flickered on occasion. So far no harm done but I also wonder is this for realism or a glitch?
April 5, 201214 yr Yes the same to happen to me. As I recall on some real flights the lights have flickered on occasion. So far no harm done but I also wonder is this for realism or a glitch? Weird! This is really starting to bug me now, lol. Signed, John C. Thomas
April 5, 201214 yr I never noticed the cockpit lights flicker but the cabin lights definetly do in spot view. I seems to happen when I tap the brakes. I know it sounds strange but it does happen. I just decided it was a power surge and never thought twice about it. Chuck Biggins
April 5, 201214 yr Commercial Member Could be FS updating the weather? That sometimes causes the model to flash. Best regards, Robin.
April 5, 201214 yr Hi Robin, ActiveSky shows when it does a weather update, however I am not sure if both happens together, but I think it doesn't hapen at the same time. I will have a lock in my next flight. John Rubens
April 5, 201214 yr Do you happen to be using the ENB series mod? I do see it with that sometimes... <---------------> Mike Murawski
April 5, 201214 yr Do you happen to be using the ENB series mod? I do see it with that sometimes... I don't have the ENB mod going personally, no. FWIW my system specs = AMD Phenom II (quad core) 965 @ 4.6 Ghz ATI 4870 1 GB Video 4 gb main ram Windows + FSX installed on Western Digital 300 GB HD @7200 rpm, defragged with DiskTrix Ultimate Defrag Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Creative XiFi Titanium 32 bit PCIe sound card FSX Acceleration PMDG NGX SP1c FS2Crew NGX EzDok FSUIPC Registered version Maybe some nice individual from PMDG will be able to offer some input. Seems a lot of people are experiencing the same thing. Thanks, John C. Thomas
April 6, 201214 yr I have noticed that on real planes too. Why does that happen? Not sure why this happens in the sim, but lights dimming or flickering in the real thing could be caused by a reduction in voltage due to the switching of certain loads in the aircraft. Ash Hitchcock
April 6, 201214 yr Not sure why this happens in the sim, but lights dimming or flickering in the real thing could be caused by a reduction in voltage due to the switching of certain loads in the aircraft. It would be interesting if PMDG could confirm or deny this (as either being a FSX glitch or a real-world 737NG electrical effect modeling). I really don't think electrical surges in a real 737 would be as prevalent as the cockpit lighting brightness fluctuations are in the PMDG sim though. Thanks for all the input so far guys! Signed, John Thomas
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