can't turn anti-collision lights on

[BackboneOne]

the nav lights and all other illumination are working as it should. is it a bug? :huh:

please advise

[Devrim]

Anti-collision is working here.

 

But I can't give guarantee for in-cockpit illumination.

[b00ce]

Anti-collision lights shouldn't illuminate the cockpit, too much metal in the way. :p

One thing that's irked me about the huey was the way the Anti-collision lights are rendered. They should blink, not spin.

[Reksi-Erkki]

Are you flipping the switch by the mouse, or using a mapped key/button?

 

I mapped the 'CB Anti-Collision Light' (or something like that) onto my MFD and was wondering why it didn't work, even though I could flip the switch with the mouse and the light would start blinking.

 

An old keymap chart says the light switch itself should be RShift + L. The circuit breakers are not included in these maps, but I'm sure they're there in the latest version.

[BackboneOne]

false alarm, my friends. it seems "diveplanes realistic improved DCS A10C lighting mod" was the cause of it, anti-collision lights are now working fine.

 

please, remove the topic and thank you for your input :thumbup:

[Devrim]

Anti-collision lights shouldn't illuminate the cockpit, too much metal in the way. :p One thing that's irked me about the huey was the way the Anti-collision lights are rendered. They should blink, not spin.

:D No, I meant cockpit lights for in-cockpit. :)

You're right about rendering anti-coll. light; it shouldn't be seen from inner side of exhaust pipe I think.

 

...I mapped the 'CB Anti-Collision Light' (or something like that) onto my MFD and was wondering why it didn't work, even though I could flip the switch with the mouse and the light would start blinking...

Do you need to map Circuit Breaker to turn on the light? I didn't even touch CB keybindings, I just use keyboard to turn it on. Shortly it works with keyboard or mouse...

[Reksi-Erkki]

Do you need to map Circuit Breaker to turn on the light? I didn't even touch CB keybindings, I just use keyboard to turn it on. Shortly it works with keyboard or mouse...

 

No, the circuit breakers seem to be closed by default. I just mapped the wrong function :doh:

[A229th Reaper]

Anti-collision lights shouldn't illuminate the cockpit, too much metal in the way. :p

One thing that's irked me about the huey was the way the Anti-collision lights are rendered. They should blink, not spin.

 

Anti-collision lights have always for the most part been a rotating beacon. The reason for this is that, a light that is moving is much more annoying to your brain than one that just flashes. You'll notice that aircraft that have flashing Anti-collision are in fact a strobe light (which really didn't come into use until the mid 70's) Since the huey was developed a few decades before their common use it has a rotating one.

 

As far as the Huey I point you to this vid. At about 20sec you start to see the Anti-coll, and about 24sec you get the full effect.

 

 

It is a whole science behind lights... whether they should rotate, blink or flash and how fast. ( keep in mind that a light especially a red one, that pulses a certain rate can throw an epileptic into a seizure)

Edited February 14, 2014 by A229th Reaper

[b00ce]

Anti-collision lights have always for the most part been a rotating beacon. The reason for this is that, a light that is moving is much more annoying to your brain than one that just flashes. You'll notice that aircraft that have flashing Anti-collision are in fact a strobe light (which really didn't come into use until the mid 70's) Since the huey was developed a few decades before their common use it has a rotating one.)

Looks like you're right.

 

b. Operation. The ON position of the ANTI COLL light switch illuminates the anti-collision light and starts rotation of the light (fig 2-5). OFF position de-energizes the light.

[Slippery Pete]

I have a question about lights, there's a switch for the NAV lights between bright and dim. But mine are always bright regardless of switch position. The AI Hueys can have set their lights to dim though, not me.

 

Bug? or what?

 

 

Edit: Ok, I now see there two levels of brightness for the player, but AI Hueys will always have more dim nav lights than you will.

Edited February 15, 2014 by Slippery Pete

[Reksi-Erkki]

Works fine for me, I've mapped the switch on my MFD along with blink/steady and off.