Please note: I am new to this stuff....very new.

 

I loaded the XP11 demo on my spanking new Dell XPS i7-4700k, 16GB, GTX 1070 8GB video. Seems to run great although I don't know how to fly. But can anyone tell me what is going on in this photo? After taking off from Seattle, the dash also gets darker like a light went out (whole dash, not any particular displays). I tried the Beechcraft and all cockpit displays we normal (no "rain" on any guage) but dash went darker also.

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/9606989@N04/31248259672/in/dateposted-public/

 

Try setting the weather to clear sky, no clouds and see if it looks the same. X-Plane clouds have shadows, and you might have just flown into a shadow that darkened the cockpit.