lights in GMAX vs. lights in aircraft.cfg?

I just did my first "test" model in GMAX (latest version).
Two questions..........
I added some directional spots onto the model in GMAX. When I turn on the lights via the aricraft panel's "stock" light switch or the keyboard "L" toggle........ the lights I have added in lines in the cfg file are there and they turn on and off...... but the GMAX added lights do not work. What am I missing here?
second question.............
The aircraft in the simulator is about the size of the state of California ;) ............ obviously I have some scale issues screwed up. Any tips on how to set the scale correctly to start with and also maybe how to fix my gargantuan object?
Thanks.
....................john
Two questions..........
I added some directional spots onto the model in GMAX. When I turn on the lights via the aricraft panel's "stock" light switch or the keyboard "L" toggle........ the lights I have added in lines in the cfg file are there and they turn on and off...... but the GMAX added lights do not work. What am I missing here?
second question.............
The aircraft in the simulator is about the size of the state of California ;) ............ obviously I have some scale issues screwed up. Any tips on how to set the scale correctly to start with and also maybe how to fix my gargantuan object?
Thanks.
....................john