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Stu Austin

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I just downloaded FSDS update 3.5.1 today and finally got my VC lighting. Now I'm working on the navigation lights (wing tips). For FSX.
When I'm in VC or main cockpit mode, I pan to left or right and cannot see the lights. If I hit the "s" key and look at sides, front or back (from outside of aircraft), I see the lights doing their thing. I've gone into aircraft config file and have moved them close to the wingtips but still cannot see them from inside the airplane.
The only light I can see inside of the airplane is the vertical stabilizer lights. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Stu Austin

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Ok. What I was doing wrong was I was using FS Panel Studio for FSX, had the panel opened and under "tools", I clicked on edit aircraft config file. Then I edited the file:

[LIGHTS]
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing
light.0 = 3, -2.0, -11.0, 0.1, fx_navred
light.1 = 3, -2.0, 11.0, 0.1, fx_navgre
light.2 = 2, -2.0, -11.0, 0.1, fx_strobe
light.3 = 2, -2.0, 11.0, 0.1, fx_strobe
light.4 = 1, -14.7, 0.00, 5.75, fx_beacon
light.5 = 4, -3.00, 0.00, 1.45, fx_vclight

Example: light.0 = 3, -2.0 (-2.0 is the first set of numbers that moves the position of the light forward or aft).
The second set of numbers -11.0 moves the position of the light left or right.
The third set of numbers 0.1 moves the position of the light up or down.
After changing the numbers around, and saving the file, it still would not work correctly. (still doing this in FS Panel Studio). Then I read the little pop up box after saving and it states that you must reopen the panel for the changes to take effect. Once I reopened the panel, it worked great.
 
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