Well, I just did my flight and no crashes (numb bum as it was 2 hrs in the 182!). I'm not sure if things are choppier or not to tell you the truth. I think I can revert back to the old drivers if I need to without any problem, but I'll hang in with these for the time being. I get the stutters too (which are different to the fps' as you know), again especially near clouds. I haven't had a heavy overcast yet so I'm not sure how that will work out. Interesting you are seeing worse performance. It may be the card make, who knows. Anyway, I'll keep you posted, but here's hoping (the FS9 patch should clear most of these issues up anyway. FS9 patch? Yup - it will be called FS10, and should be out in 2006 :-hah).Glenn

All,If you didn't already know it, Catalyst 4.2 was released within the past few days, and may be worth a shot. - Tom KONT