FSX - no taxi lights ?

[Nick1150]

I am flying the stock 737-800 aircraft of FSX, and I have no taxi lights. The switch in the overhead panel light works, but there is no illumination on the taxiway!

I have tried many aircrafts to test this inside FSX, and some work (eg. C172) and others don't.

Is there a fix on that issue ?

Am I the only one ?

Thanks

Nick

[jackpilot]

I think it may have to do with Virtual cockpit view
JP
A search might shed some light (pun intended)  http://www.cockpitbuilders.com/community/index.php?topic=1889.msg14564#msg14564

[blueskydriver]

Nick,

Do you have a listing in the FSX.cfg file for the taxi light, which is number 6. You should have a list, the position values and the fx name associated with it. Plus, what's in the link that Jack linked, is what you might need. The fx for the light could be missing; although, not sure in the See Self=1 is valid for FSX (will go check this).

Was this working before and then stopped or just didn't work at all?

BSD

[Nick1150]

Nick,

Do you have a listing in the FSX.cfg file for the taxi light, which is number 6. You should have a list, the position values and the fx name associated with it. Plus, what's in the link that Jack linked, is what you might need. The fx for the light could be missing; although, not sure in the See Self=1 is valid for FSX (will go check this).

Was this working before and then stopped or just didn't work at all?

BSD

Thanks BSD,

Actually I haven't solved this matter yet, the see self is 1 if you see above. Just pasting to make things easier.

My aircraft is stock 737-800 fsx a/c and here is the aircraft.cfg lights section:

[LIGHTS]       
//Types: 1=beacon, 2=strobe, 3=navigation, 4=cockpit, 5=landing
light.0 = 3, -24.20, -56.60,  3.90, fx_navredm ,
light.1 = 3, -24.20,  56.60,  3.90, fx_navgrem ,
light.2 = 2, -71.32,   0.00,  5.92, fx_strobeh ,
light.3 = 2, -25.00, -57.20,  4.20, fx_strobe ,
light.4 = 2, -25.00,  57.20,  4.20, fx_strobe ,
light.5 = 2,  -7.55,   0.00, -5.50, fx_beaconb ,
light.6 = 1,   2.00,   0.00,  8.70, fx_beaconh ,
//light.7 = 4,  47.60,   0.00,  3.00, fx_vclighth ,
light.8 = 3, -29.50, -56.60,  3.70, fx_navwhih ,
light.9 = 3, -29.50,  56.60,  3.70, fx_navwhih ,
light.10 = 6, 41.85,  0.0,  -6.8, fx_landing ,

Here is my fsx.cfg file:

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Sorry for such a long message 

Thanks to all

[hexpope]

This happened to me before aswell with all aircraft, even my addon AC. I found out it was REX that caused the problem. I tried also the above and and searched. What I did was reload my theme from REX and it sorted out the problem. If your not using REX or any other addon related then I haven't a clue.

[Nick1150]

Yes !!!! I use REX,

Could that be the reason ?

Why not ? It sounds logical.

Let me try and revert

Thanks hexpope 

[Garys]

Also there is an option in the FSX menu, aircraft lights illuminate ground or something to that sorts, make sure you have that box checked as well.

Gary

[hexpope]

Also there is an option in the FSX menu, aircraft lights illuminate ground or something to that sorts, make sure you have that box checked as well.

Gary

I also made sure that I had this option checked too( Good point all the same) and it was enabled, but hey you never know it might unchecked. Either way REX was the problem for me, I just had to reinstall my theme over again, as I used the xeon ligthing for all aircraft and somehow it just messed it up for me.

Either way, I hope you get it sorted

[Nick1150]

Tried that....

Nothing happened !!!

[AK Mongo]

I was under the impression that FSX did not have the capability to do ground illuminating taxi lights for some reason.  I would love to be proven wrong, but all I can get is the landing lights.

Reid

[hexpope]

I was under the impression that FSX did not have the capability to do ground illuminating taxi lights for some reason.  I would love to be proven wrong, but all I can get is the landing lights.

Reid

I have both Taxi and Landing lights in FSX. Although on the mustang they are not super bright, but they are there.

Taxi Lights below

[smg id=300]


Landing Lights below

[smg id=299]

[Kennair]

FSX certainly does illuminate the ground with taxi and landing lights however these are very aircraft specific i.e. depends on the developer whether they have built it into the model, regardless of whether you have the entry in the aircraft.cfg file or not.  If it aint built into the model it aint going to be active.  The default 737 has taxi and landing lights as I think all the stock aircraft do.

Ken.