Simviation Forum - lost lights when viewed from inside cockpit

Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 5:57am

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Uh-OH! I lost my landing/ Taxi lights from inside the cockpit.

but, when viewed from outside they appear...

Any suggestions?

aircraft.cfg=

[lights]

//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing

light.0 = 3, -46.48, -44.72, -2.70, fx_navredm
light.1 = 3, -46, 44.75, -2.7, fx_navgrem
light.2 = 3, -72.2, 0, 1.25, fx_navwhih
light.3 = 2, -46.4, -45, -2.7, fx_strobeh
light.4 = 2, -46.4, 45, -2.7, fx_strobeh
light.5 = 1, -37, 0, -5.6, fx_beaconh

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Reply #1 - Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 10:16am

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what aircraft is this on? certain craft during the modeling stage messes up the lights.

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Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2011 at 2:24am

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coalpedlar wrote on Oct 23^rd, 2011 at 5:57am:

Uh-OH! I lost my landing/ Taxi lights from inside the cockpit.

but, when viewed from outside they appear...

Any suggestions?

aircraft.cfg=

[lights]

//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing
light.0 = 3, -46.48, -44.72, -2.70, fx_navredm
light.1 = 3, -46, 44.75, -2.7, fx_navgrem
light.2 = 3, -72.2, 0, 1.25, fx_navwhih
light.3 = 2, -46.4, -45, -2.7, fx_strobeh
light.4 = 2, -46.4, 45, -2.7, fx_strobeh
light.5= 1, -37, 0, -5.6, fx_beaconh

There's no #5

light.5= 1, -37, 0, -5.6, fx_beaconh not this #5, but, lets say:

light.6= 5, -xx, x, -x.x, fx_xxxx

Posted by: Capt.Propwash Posted on: Yesterday at 08:16:20
what aircraft is this on? certain craft during the modeling stage messes up the lights,,,,,,

always helps to know what aircraft or,,,,,,,,, is it all of them?

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Reply #3 - Oct 24^th, 2011 at 7:25am

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Cpt-
it's the Gulfstream 550.
i know a lot about panels; but, not lights...
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Reply #4 - Oct 25^th, 2011 at 12:16am

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I'm sorry, what I was trying to point out, (but I was distracted watching the football results on the TV). Is that, did you try to add the line: 5 = landing in the aircraft cfg?

light.X = 5,
-00, 0, -0.0
,
fx_xxxxx

The three #'s are the positions of the lights: from the cockpit eyepoint = -]-

00, 0, -0.0

//Longitudinal, Lateral, Vertical (feet), the tricky part, is just playing with the #'s to find the right position.
A good starting point is to look at the:

[Views]
eyepoint = -0.000, -0.00, 0.00 //Longitudinal, Lateral, Vertical (feet) in that aircrafts cfg.

The

fx_xxxxx

is in the effects folder:
fx_landing.fx,
just copy and paste.

Now hears the bad news, If it's not in the MDL file it might not work. As far as panel lighting goes you can try adding interior lights to an aircraft thru the panel cfg, but not exterior, and then again it depends on the MDL.

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Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2011 at 11:25am

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I would have eventually found that there was no landing light entry. the reason I asked my first question (***what aircraft is this on? certain craft during the modeling stage messes up the lights.***) is because the DEFAULT LEAR 45 has a Landing/Taxi light problem, but yet there IS an entry for it. If you try to turn it on, it turns right back off, but all other NAV lights are fine. No matter what Light switch / gauge you use to turn them on/off, it will NOT stay on.

From the Default Lear 45::

[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing
light.0 = 3, -39.00, -23.6, -0.25, fx_navredm ,
light.1 = 3, -39.00, 23.6, -0.25, fx_navgrem ,
light.2 = 3, -63.63, 0.00, 9.20, fx_navwhi ,
light.3 = 1, -37.00, 0.00, -2.59, fx_beaconb ,
light.4 = 2, -36.97, 0.00, -2.62, fx_strobe ,
light.5 = 1, -63.05, 0.00, 9.75, fx_beaconh ,
light.6 = 5, -29.7, -1.3, -1.71, fx_landing ,
light.7 = 5, -29.7, 1.3, -1.71, fx_landing ,
light.8 = 4, -26.00, 0.00, 2.00, fx_vclighth,
light.9 = 4, -14.00, 0.00, 1.90, fx_vclight,

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Reply #6 - Oct 26^th, 2011 at 1:17am

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I like working on my own vehicles and the one problem I hate to face is,,,,,,,,electrical!

I've really have gotten into customizing and tweeking (sim)aircraft and the hardest part is the lighting.

From what I've learned is that this might have something to do with simulated electronics in simulated aircrafts:

[electrical]
            ;BusType, MaxAmpLoad, MinVoltage    BusTypes:0=MainBus,1=AvionicsBus,2=BatteryBus,3=HotBatteryBus,4-7=Generator/Alte
rnatorBus(1-4)
flap_motor       = 0, 5 , 17.0
gear_motor       = 0, 5 , 17.0
autopilot       = 0, 5 , 17.0
avionics_bus    = 0, 5 , 17.0
avionics          = 1, 5 , 17.0
pitot_heat       = 0, 2 , 17.0
additional_system = 0, 2 , 17.0
marker_beacon    = 1, 2 , 17.0
gear_warning    = 0, 2 , 17.0
fuel_pump       = 0, 5 , 17.0
starter1          = 0, 20, 17.0
light_nav       = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_beacon    = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_landing    = 0, 5 , 17.0light_taxi       = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_strobe    = 0, 5 , 17.0
light_panel       = 0, 5 , 17.0

Now this section of the aircraft.cfg is from the C208, I choose this one cause it really shows the [electrical] configs.

And Capt. Propwash, here's something I found concerning the LEAR45:

This is from the FSX Lear45 cfg:

[electrical]
max_battery_voltage = 24.0
generator_alternator_voltage = 28.0
max_generator_alternator_amps = 400.0

And this one is from the FS9 Lear45 cfg:

[electrical]
max_battery_voltage = 12.0
generator_alternator_voltage = 13.8
max_generator_alternator_amps = 40.0

            ;BusType, MaxAmpLoad, MinVoltage    BusTypes:0=MainBus,1=AvionicsBus,2=BatteryBus,3=HotBatteryBus,4-7=Generator/Alte
rnatorBus(1-4)
avionics_bus    = 0, 5 , 9.5
avionics          = 1, 5 , 9.5
additional_system = 0, 2 , 9.5
marker_beacon    = 1, 2 , 9.0
fuel_pump       = 0, 5 , 9.0

But doesn't have the light_landing = x, x , xx.x notation, maybe the additional_system might have to do with it.
And it is in the:
[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing
light.0 = 3, -39.00, -23.6, -0.25, fx_navredm ,
light.1 = 3, -39.00, 23.6, -0.25, fx_navgrem ,
light.2 = 3, -63.63, 0.00, 9.20, fx_navwhi ,
light.3 = 1, -37.00, 0.00, -2.59, fx_beaconb ,
light.4 = 2, -36.97, 0.00, -2.62, fx_strobe ,
light.5 = 1, -63.05, 0.00, 9.75, fx_beaconh ,
light.6 = 5, -29.7, -1.3, -1.71, fx_landing ,
light.7 = 5, -29.7, 1.3, -1.71, fx_landing ,
light.8 = 4, -16.00, 0.00, 2.25, fx_vclight,
light.9 = 4, -27.00, 0.00, 0.25, fx_vclighth,.....

I haven't tryed adding the FS9 Lear45 [electrical]
to the FSX lear cfg, but if i get the chance i'll tell you what happens.

« Last Edit: Oct 27^th, 2011 at 12:44am by Ang2dogs »

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Reply #7 - Oct 26^th, 2011 at 5:50pm

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yeah. now that I went back and looked in FS9 as well.... the Lear 45 there does it too. No Landing or Taxi lights. All other NAV lights work, but not the landing and taxi lights.

when you hit **L** to turn them on, they flash on and go right back off. bug in the craft??? Probably. My only guess is there is something messed up in the Model.

Being that I have both FS9 and X, I'll check it out on my end as well to see what I come up with. Might just import the whole .CFG from FS9 to X to see if that makes a difference (and the .AIR file while im at it.)

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