The panel lights

anybody!!!!!!!!

I think you should start by telling us which a/c that is. Looks like a payware add-on to me in which case you probably have a little dedicated switch on one of your pop-up panels.

That's only one of the possible scenarios. Tell us if this happens when you fly different a/c and which ones.

no it's the default 738 vc

what do you mean?

the landing lights is what he means.. It illuminates the ground and the panel. At high altitude and while taxi you can keep them off.

ok well i turned the landing lights off but when i turn the panel on it still has the problem, even with the landing lights off.

Hi Folks

truckernick -
It's the cockpit lights that give the general area illumination.

L turns on/off all lights.
Try operating them independently from the popup or overhead panel.

Need to check,
but it's possible on some models,
that the panel & cockpit lights may function,
as if they're on a ganged switch.

HTH
ATB
Paul

whenever i turn on the battery that unwanted 2nd light comes on over the panel lights.

how do you change the view so you get BEHIND the chairs in the virtual cockpit?

Hi Folks

truckernick wrote:

whenever i turn on the battery that unwanted 2nd light comes on over the panel lights.

Understood now - they're coming on automatically.
.
See the 'Learning Center' - Index - 'L' - Lights

Instruments and lights

When the Pilot controls aircraft lights setting is selected,
you must turn the aircraft lights on manually when you want them on.
If you do not select this setting,
the aircraft lights will automatically turn on at dusk.

To control lights manually

Open the Realism dialog box

Select the Pilot controls aircraft lights check box.
Click OK.

HTH
ATB
Paul

jespere wrote:

how do you change the view so you get BEHIND the chairs in the virtual cockpit?

Shift + Enter 😉

See this: http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=135277

CPT_Joske wrote:

Im hoping for this to be pinned as its one of the biggest annoyances with SP2 when flying in Virtual Cockpit. Not everyone reads Phils Blog but many will read this here on this forum.

Heres a list of aircraft which have had Virtual Cockpit Lighting changes in SP2...
o A321
o B737
o CRJ-700
o C172
o C208B
o Beaver
o DC3
o Goose
o Lear45
o Maule
o Maule with skis[/center]

FSX SP1 Virtual Cockpit Lighting

FSX SP2 Virtual Cockpit Lighting

Heres the fix simplified to help those struggling to understand Phils Blog. This fix will return your virtual cockpit lighting in SP2 back to the way it was in SP1.

1. Goto your FSX directory, default it is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator

2. Then open \SimObjects\Airplanes

3. Choose the aircraft whose lighting you'd like to change...in this case i have chosen the /B737_800 folder for the Boeing 737 800 Series.

4. Open aircraft.cfg with notepad.

5. Goto the taskbar at the top of the page and click ' Edit ' and then ' Find '.

6. Search for ' fx_vclighth '

7. Then comment the line out as below using ' // '.

8. Once done, goto taskbar click ' File ' and ' Save '.

9. Close Notepad and Enjoy FSX.

Hope this helps

-Orion

As a computer illiterate can someone explain what 'comment the line out' means? It says 'as below' but I cannot see anything below. Where do you place '//'?

Simmy

Simmy wrote:

As a computer illiterate can someone explain what 'comment the line out' means? It says 'as below' but I cannot see anything below. Where do you place '//'?

Simmy

Just visit the link, the images should appear when you go to Flight Sim World.

Thank you alot, this fixed my problem.

Thanks so much 😀

well im stuck with the same problem on the 747 anyone help?? 😞

dont warry i fixed it !