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Santiago, Those are just the way FSX draws lights, they are used to make the position lights visible at a distance. Cheers!

Good evening, pilots! I recently noticed after using FS2Crew that the PMDG 737NGX SDK does not load in FSX multiplayer environments. I recently tested this using my own code and found that while the code worked perfectly in single player, it failed to load any data in a multiplayer LAN server. All other SimConnect data and FSUIPC offsets work fine. I've done the following steps to identify issue: Binding a key to Re-Simconnect in FSUIPC (this actually killed SimConnect altogether) Monitored offset 0x642E (Service Interphone Sw). Value changes to 0x1 when switch is toggled in single player, but it remains as 0x0 in multiplayer. Is this a known issue? Are there any fixes that can be suggested? Thanks!

Confusion could be averted by having clearer warnings. Hence why they added the lights to differentiate the two warning types. Pressurization warnings, being so important, should be very clear and understandable.

In the case of Helios 522, the cockpit oxygen masks did not automatically deploy, so the pilots had no indication of pressurization problems. Given that the takeoff config aural warning and the pressurization aural warning is the same tone, a pilot would think that the takeoff config warning was on the fritz, mainly because pressurization warnings are very far and few between. This is supported by contact between Helios 522 and Helios engineering department -- "Where is the takeoff config circuit breaker?" Boeing added these lights to allow pilots to differentiate between two very similar warning tones. It shouldn't be too hard to implement on the NGX in future service packs.

I have recently experienced a problem with the 737NGX pressurization system, entirely my fault: The Pressurization Mode Selector (ironically, PMS) on the Digital Cabin Pressure Control System (DCPCS) was set to Manual. On my initial overhead scan, I completely missed the "MANUAL" light (perhaps because it was green), and continued on. About 3500 meters up, I encountered what sounded like the takeoff configuration aural warning, obviously sparking some confusion. About 5000 up, and the Master Caution appeared, along with "AIR COND" on the Flight Director's recall. Initially, I thought something was wrong with just that -- the air conditioning. I tried tweaking a few knobs, but nothing seemed to work. Then, I looked up at the upper overhead and saw "PASS OXY ON." Uh oh. It clicked then, I had a pressurization error! I had not even thought of it due to the similarities between the Takeoff Configuration aural warning and the Pressurization aural warnings. Since then, I have done a bit more research on the pressurization system in 737s, and noticed a very similar incident to mine: Helios 522. Following that incident, Boeing added a "CABIN ALTITUDE" warning on panels P1 and P3 of the 737, as shown: My question is: Why doesn't the PMDG 737NGX have these lights? Shown below is the current configuration of panel P3: Is there the possibility of these lights being added to clarify an already bad situation?