This is Raven again with the strange lighting effects. Attached are two screen shots of taken during a recent daytime flights. One is normal and the other is during the effect which almost completely obliterates most of the flight instruments.

Thanks a lot.

Raven

Thanks again Danguard.

It is possible that it might be a similar effect, however, my concern is during flight and it is most bothersome in the cockpit. Your photo was beautifully captured, it seems, though, to be lighting from the airport lighting aft of the aircraft.

Thanks again.

Raven

Danguard,

Thanks for your response. I am sorry that I could not open the attachment 44389. Perhaps you could send it again.

Thankyou

I hope everything is going good for you in Italia.

Hey, thanks for the response.

It occurs during the enroute and cap phases as well as RTB. It is momentary and random. During night operations the exterior of my aircraft and also the entire flight’s aircraft are being beamed by some strange force. Like I said, I hope it is just my computer and not happening to anyone else.

thanks.

Raven

During night operations there is a bright light which often beams into the cockpit and the exterior of the aircraft. It is so bright that it blocks out the instrument lighting. With an exterior view it is noticed that the entire aircraft is experiencing the same effect. Even the other aircraft in the flight are effected.

Perhaps this is just my computer and not the entire worldwide group of Vietnam BMS aircrew.

Thanks for the great deal of time invested in this theater development. Overall, I am loving the terrain and all of the other great things about Vietnam.

Thanks,

Raven

First, I have to say, that I love this sim. I try to find time every single day to fly a campaign mission or two. I have found that there does seem to be a problem with at least two different aircraft in the sim. Both the F-15s and the F-4s cannot take off on a runway. At first everything seems to be okay as you accelerate, neither of these aircraft are able to rotate for takeoff. It is humorous in one way to see an aircraft traveling over two-hundred knots on the ground. I really wish that I could offer a real solution to this problem. I have found one workaround by just moving the time ahead during the briefing and joining the flight enroute.

Another issue would be in the next year or two to have every single flyable aircraft in BMS Falcon be fully able to ramp start and taxi for takeoff.

Thanks a lot you guys.

Raven

In the BMS manual it states that the Landing/taxi light is not modeled in the 3D cockpit. To use the switch, according to the manual, you need to use the Callbacks for the switch. I have perused all of the manuals in the docs folder without even one mention of what the Callbacks are for the light switch.

I flew a F/A -18E night mission yesterday. The takeoff and climb were stupendous from Osan Airbase in South Korea. It was a BAI mission. My AI wingman and I almost cleared the entire battlefield. In my setup for final approach was right on course. Flaps Full down, gear down and locked, and speed brake extended. I was seconds from touching down on runway 27R when I lost almost complete spatial awareness. I touched down, however I was not on any hardened surface and in the next moment I smashed into a facility on the airfield.

I realized then, I had no landing light. It was pure darkness. WOW.

If anyone knows of where to find the publication of these callbacks, please help me find an answer.

Thank you all.

Raven

With BMS 4.5.1, how do you close and open the canopy in the amazing F-18 aircraft. Whatever I am doing does not seem to have any effect. I have tried everything I can do do it and the canopy motor seems to start however the canopy does not close for a ramp start. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Raven

I have heard that it is possible to change the taxi light beam width. I have not found any means to do so yet. I noticed that my taxi light is about half of the width of my AI wingman’s light.

Any help would certainly be appreciated.

thanks,

Raven

:bowd:

I, personally, would like fully or at least more functional cockpits for the F-15C and possibly the F-22. Neither of these aircraft have even a HUD symbology incorporated. Thank you for this opportunity to respond to the topic.

Raven,