March 31, 201214 yr I sometimes get random white flashes during flights. Seems like some sort of strobe light or maybe the sun from behind, but it's odd because the light falls on everything in the VC... Can't be a strobe or beacon or the sun, it seems to me... I can fly for ages without those flashes and then suddenly I have them. It seems to happen mostly when the sun is behind me, but it can't be the sun... Is this some kind of bug maybe? Anyone else has this too?
March 31, 201214 yr Probably a bug, Jeroen, it has been reported. It only seems to occur when the sun is behind you and illuminates the panel, is that it?Best regards.Luis Hot, humid Caribbean paradise!
March 31, 201214 yr I see it periodically. At first I thought it was a lightning effect, but it also happens in clear skies.
March 31, 201214 yr I see it periodically. At first I thought it was a lightning effect, but it also happens in clear skies.+1.Same effect seen here... Don B
March 31, 201214 yr Ok, it's a bug then. Glad I am not the only one who has this. Makes me wonder when the first update will be released... and what that update will contain...! It's been over a month now since Flight has been released, so er... it's about time for an update.
March 31, 201214 yr Yup, had it happen to me on many occasions. I was also foolish to believe it was a lightning during the thunderstorm :DCheers
March 31, 201214 yr I see it too and it surprises me everytime. I feel like Flight could be trying to simulate sunlight reflecting off a wing into the canopy or a strobe off a cloud, but then it occurs even when the conditions don't seem appropriate.I like the effect, but the parameters for it to occur need some fine tuning.
March 31, 201214 yr @Oracle427:It could very well be. If it is, i like it but i agree with you that sometimes conditions are just not right for it to occur. Whatever it is, i hope they fix it so that it works properly.And, am i the only one that misses thunders and lightnings so much? :( I can only imagine how cool would it look in Flight's engine that already provides us with an amazing atmosphere and lighting effects :PCheers
March 31, 201214 yr Could it be related to the lighthouses in various locations throughout the islands? I haven't seen this effect at all, but I have been pleasantly surprised by subtle lighting effects. I flew at 8k feet over Honolulu at 10PM and was surprised to see my Maule's wings bathed in a soft orange glow from the city below.
March 31, 201214 yr Could it be related to the lighthouses in various locations throughout the islands?Nope. I was seeing the flash 600 miles out to sea when I flew down to Johnston Atoll.
April 1, 201214 yr The flash only happens in the shaded part of the cockpit when there's both shade and direct sunlight. It happens in all aircraft, in all weather conditions that have sunlight, and even with moonlight at night. The wires in the Stearman will also flash if they're shaded.It's a pain in the tush.Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
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