ISSUE DESCRIPTION Description of the issue: The lighting of all types of aircraft is barely visible during the day. Beacons, nav and strobes are dimmed and hardly visible during daytime At night, it returns to a more normal level but still dimmed. If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing th…

We was told it was getting fixed but unfortunately nothing :pensive_face:

This lighting issue has been discussed for a very long time.

How long has this been bug logged for? Starting to see considerable amount of time between bugs logged and any fix across the board

It’s terrible and I’ve been saying it before; games like GTA or Cities Skylines even have beter (daytime) aircraft lights. It’s ridiculous. Every inch of the Grand Canyon simulated but clear plane lights seem impossible almost two years after release :face_with_symbols_on_mouth: …

I was at Van Nuys Airport yesterday watching a few aircraft, and the daytime lights were incredibly bright and unmistakable… nothing like what we’re seeing in the current 2024 version. Hard to understand how something this noticeable is being overlooked. Any info from the moderators on whether this …

Apparently it is but im not hopeful

It’s now been (496 days) since the issue with barely visible day exterior strobe lights/exterior aircraft lights in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 was first reported in this thread. We’ve been told it’s being worked on… but after this amount of time, it’s hard not to expect a fix or at least a mean…

I noticed that all Carenado planes that I have installed do have perfectly, bright working navigation, strobe (flashing) and landing lights in daytime. This means it CAN be possible, even without a fix from MSFS2024. Why can they and other default planes or addons do not? :face_with_monocle:

The first update to the Black Square Caravan a day or two ago has among it’s patch notes “Found an undocumented feature that can be used to improve the appearance of external lighting in MSFS 2024, making them more visible in daylight. Finally!” Wonder if Carenado is using that.

Aircraft External Lights barely visible during daytime

Bug Reporting Hub Aircraft & Systems

CD0139 April 4, 2026, 11:50am 189

From the latest SU5 Beta release notes:

Can’t say I’ve noticed any change but I haven’t been looking for it.

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