Last Night I took my NG on the longest flight yet.Continental Delivery from KBFI to KORD.It was a 3.7 hour flight and I was using ActiveSky1.9. I had two problems, one I had was in the APP phase, FPS began to go down in the toilet as they went from 15-17 avg to 8-10 below 5000ft. I dont want to be critical again but I took my CaptianSim off at KCDI and flew the JNVL4 arrival landing on ILS14L at ORD with out dipping below 15FP the entire way.It does this without ActiveWX loaded to.The second problem was when I hit the IAP the aircraft began to climb and the VNAV disengaged(yes I have the 1.1 update).Is there any thing we can do with the fps drop on APP.One more question.....what can be done about the MCP warning lights that come on when the sim is first loaded, my standard load up is ready to fly.Other than that I am ready for the 900 so I can do some X-Country.RegardsRandy Smith<<-------Not of the J variety.

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Is there any thing we can do with the fps drop on APP Yes, turn down your AUTOGEN scenery! The aircraft does not change somehow in approach to make your frame rates go below a certain level. took my CaptianSim off at KCDI and flew the JNVL4 arrival landing on ILS14L at ORD with out dipping below 15FP the entire way While I commend CS on a beautiful cockipit etc it is an old style cockpit layout and does not require as much processing as the NG's displays and FMC + systems, apples and oranges. The second problem was when I hit the IAP the aircraft began to climb and the VNAV disengaged(yes I have the 1.1 update). In every case I have seen this is pilot error related. If you give every detail at the time (your Speed, flaps APP mode etc) including a screenshot it will help to show what is going on. One more question.....what can be done about the MCP warning lights that come on when the sim is first loaded, my standard load up is ready to fly.Nothing =([h4]Best Wishes,Randy J. Smithhttp://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-8/196432/winglets_lg.jpg [h3] AMD XP 2200 |MUNCHKIN 512 DDR RAM |ECS[/b ][i] K7S5A MB[/i] |GF2 MX 32 MEG and still runs GOOD!|WIN XP PRO |MITSUBISHI DIAMOND PLUS 91 19"[/h3]