TopofDescent,

Lighting in a cockpit is always a personal thing. Some pilots would fly in a very dark cockpit, others would make it a bit brighter.
Here are a few examples I made using the CS-707...


This is an example of a very dark cockpit:
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/5277/707pitnight.jpg

Here is a slightly brighter version:
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7292/707pitnight2.jpg

This is more like it would be at cruise altitude. The red flood could be adjusted to suit. None of the new planes use red cockpit light.
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2678/707pitnight3.jpg

Hope this helps...  ;)

Lou


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