Weather too dark during flight training vfr navigation first solo

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ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue: Too dark to complete flight

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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Always

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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  1. Attempted the Tutorial Flight training VFR Navigation First SOLO.

  2. Destination of flight ends in pitch black weather, COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS CANNOT BE SEEN, 10 minutes after flight starts, darkness begins and continues thru out flight. also cannot not see any ground references except automobile lights on highways.

  3. It seems to me this tutorial flight should be allowed to be completed under daylight conditions

  4. Please either allow a change of weather in the tutorial or change the tutorial to allow the flight under daylight conditions.

YOUR SETTINGS

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What peripherals are you using, if relevant:

[PC Only]

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?

Dont know if I am using DX11 or12. Whats that?

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?

GEFORCE RTX5070

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?

ASUS laptop Ultra 9 2 tera byte ssd

MEDIA

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Don’t know how to do that

Hi @ClawedSuperior7
I went back and re-installed that flight, and have to agree it’s not realistic to make the first solo cross-country end when it’s pretty dark. They do give you the “waypoints in the sky” advantage, and hopefully you flew the same route in reverse in the dual cross country mission, but that’s not a reason to end in darkness in the sim.
Anyway, my one suggestion (which won’t help the overall issue) is to turn on your cabin lights so you can at least see the instruments clearly. I think the default key bind is a lower case “L”, but you might want to check.
Night time does at least make finding the Sedona airport easier! :slightly_smiling_face:
But it’s a fair comment to say it shouldn’t end in darkness!
Regards