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i have frank mccalls repaint for the default 737 in the American Airline Livery...I love this repaint, but I think I have a problem...the logo doesn't seem to light up....anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this?

Also, I am confused on the landing lights...there are two switches...one that you have to put each switch down (the two on the left), then one that brings them both down in tandom....what is the difference?

fsx btw...

I dont know about the switch Pappy but the light issue is a problem directly related to FSX and how it deals with exterior lighting, which is different than FS9.

Assuming the aircraft definitely has a logo and other exterior lights, browse to the aircraft in the sim installation. It should be in the SimObjects\Airplanes folder.

Open the folder for the plane and then open ALL the different texture folders listed for the aircraft. Locate all the files in each one of them that have a _l at the end of the file name. Those are the lightmap files for the aircraft.

example names:

737_700_l.bmp
RTwing_l.bmp

etc


Make a COPY of them and PASTE them in the MAIN texture folder for the sim. Flight Simulator X\Texture

You can leave the originals where they were. Moving a copy of the lightmaps to the main texture folder should fire up the lights for you in FSX.

Also, you need to have SP1 installed for correct and proper landing light use of older aircraft made for FS9

thanks for the reply...i will try that...

though some of your reply I don't think will work...i thought this plane was made specifically for the default 737 for fsx...or is it that the default 737 was a carry over from 9?


edit:  looked in the folder...there are no "l" files in there....that is l as in lima....right?

that could be the problem right there...the file didn't come with any...

[quote]thanks for the reply...i will try that...

though some of your reply I don't think will work...i thought this plane was made specifically for the default 737 for fsx...or is it that the default 737 was a carry over from 9?


edit:

darn...well, thanks for the info...too bad, cause that livery is really fun to fly....well, just won't fly at night i guess...