Hi Tech Diver,
I didn't notice any performance impact from the effect.
Just be aware that this is an addon where you really have to read the manual, if you want to use it for addon aircraft other than the FSX, Acceleration standard aircraft. For the standard aircraft the installation is automatic. For other aircraft you have to edit the aircraft.cfg and sometimes the panel.cfg file and there are some tricks (e.g. for landing lights that are attached to retractable gears). There are also more effects included than are listed in the manual and it might be worth while to have a look in the folder and try some of the other effects.

Thank you both for your responses. Based on your critiques, I will definitely purchase the product.

Peter

Really nice addon, I didn't notice any significant performance loss.

I concur. What really surprises me is that not all that many people know about this addon. I accidentally came upon it while looking at some really nice screen shots. I had to dig around until I found a photo that listed the addons that were used. Even a search for "Redux" in this forum yields hardly anything.

Peter

That's true... but you have a lot of good configurations for most of the popular addon aircrafts on their official forum.

With the AI models, you can't really have the nose wheel mounted taxi light illuminated during takeoff, flight and landing phases because once the gear goes into the well, you're left with a 3D light effect hovering below the fuselage in place where the taxi light would be if the gear leg was still down.

For user aircraft, you can make an entry into the Panel config file to trigger the nosewheel light effect to go out when the gear is not down.  But with AI models, you don't have that option so you have to do something else.

The solution, while not perfect is to program the AI light effects that are attached to landing gear legs as a type #6 light, which is the taxi light definition.  In AI model parameters this will activate that light effect any time the model is in active taxi mode from its parking spot to the hold short node of the runway and vice versa on the way in. 

The "not perfect" bit is that your AI models take the runway, takeoff and land, without any 3D light effects from the nose gear or main struts if equipped.

For AI models, there is usually still a simulated light on the gear strut it's just that you can't use the SW light effects during those periods for AI aircraft.

Hope that helps.

Mike, thanks for the excellent information on the AI aircraft. I will implement the type-6 taxi light as you suggest.

Peter