how to set light hotkeys?

[smeely]

Is there anyway of setting a hotkey for the aircraft lights? The strobes and landing lights are easy, but what about taxi, nav, bcn. I have never been able to find something that will allow me to set them.

[BlackAce]

Press L.  Or you can turn them on in the aircraft

[smeely]

so there isn't a way to get just things like taxi lights to come on when i push a button or a key?

[BlackAce]

Go to your settings>controls>and you should see a list of there where the buttons and controls are. Mind the taxi light switch and make a keyboard or joystick assignment.

[dave3cu]

Blackace, the problem is not all individual light types are available in the control assignment list.

Smeely,

For those events that do not show up for assignment in the Settings>Controls window......

..I have by manually editing the 'standard.xml' file that stores the key/button/axis assignments. The file is stored in the same location as your fsx.cfg file, in the Controls sub-folder. Back up the file before editing so you don't lose your current assignments should your editing efforts 'go south'.

I have assigned my electrical and light switches to the numpad keys, as I don't use them otherwise in 'normal mode'.

[smeely]

Thankyou dave3cu

This is what I was looking for... now to find those files... not quite sure where I have them stored on my system, but I will find them sometime