Having flown my C90 at night a few times I was disappointed with the interior lights being too bright to see good outside on final approach and landing. I was using the rocker switch on the left side of the overhead console. Then if I turned it off, it was obviously to dark to see my gauges.

 

So tonite I found an online C90 A/B training manual (362 pages). Looking through that I discovered a interior light switch I had not known about. So I went back to my C90 and sure enough there is a toggle switch to the left of the co-pilots yoke, and left of the "No Smoking" toggle switch. When you turn it on it's like a dome light but not as bright as using the overhead console rocker switch. It's still not perfect but it does allow me to better outside for nightime landings, and yet still see my gauges on the dash panel.

 

I didn't see this light switch in the Carenado manuals, or when originally looked over the cockpit, so I thought I would mention it here in case others have missed it too. You might want to try it out.

You can just click the actual light to turn that one on. :) But it's actually nice to know there is indeed a switch to activate it, saves me from having to look up and behind me. Nice spot! Thank you.

The toned down panel on offer in another thread is excellent for those night approaches...

 

Makes the cockpit really cosy...

 

Andrew

possible to have the link of the online training manual ?

will so appreciate!

thanks in advance

Pierre