Tinkering with the C-17
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:50 amI've reloaded my C-17 and found the beacons were either in the wrong place (behind the dome on the bottom or missing on the tail). There is no switch in the cockpit for them so I have to press L to get them to light up.
The landing lights are pop-outs so I positioned the new lights in front of them. I got the ones along side the fuselage as close as I could in order to avoid ribbing.
What it actually looks like:
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/C ... 09_800.jpg
Wish I could get it to do this:
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/C-17Antartica.jpg
I've also added a nav light on the back of the tail (it's actually located just behind the bottom of the tail) as well as lights on the wheel bays (done before I did the landing lights) which I can control with the taxi light switch:
The landing lights are pop-outs so I positioned the new lights in front of them. I got the ones along side the fuselage as close as I could in order to avoid ribbing.
What it actually looks like:
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/C ... 09_800.jpg
Wish I could get it to do this:
http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/C-17Antartica.jpg
I've also added a nav light on the back of the tail (it's actually located just behind the bottom of the tail) as well as lights on the wheel bays (done before I did the landing lights) which I can control with the taxi light switch:
