In reading the posts regarding the advnteges and disadvantages of VCs, I hear the argument that they decrease frame rates. Now, this may be entirely true, but in my experience, I get MUCH lower rates with the 2D panel, as opposed to the 3D. Am I doing something wrong here, or is this just anti-VC propaganda? :)On a second strain, what makes the default MS VCs so much more frame rate-friendly? IMHO, they are more pleasing to me than most 3rd party VCs. Sincerely, Earl

I run quite a few add-on aircraft with VC's, mostly payware. Some have faster running 2D panels, and with some, the VC's run up to nearly twice as fast.And I agree that the default VC's look better than a few add-ons, but the reverse is also true. L.Adamson

I've also found that I get higher frame rates in an aircraft's VC than its 2D panel. This is especially true in PSS's Airbus A3xx.Ryan-Flightpro08 :-cool VATSIM Pilot/ControllerZLA ARTCC Senior Controller (C-3)SAN TRACON Lead ASRC (Advanced Simulated Radar Client) Beta Tester-----------------------------My "Home Made" System Specs:Intel Pentium 4 2.2GHz ProcessorTurbo Gamer ATX Mid-Tower with 420W Power SupplyEPoX 4G4A Motherboard with Intel 845G ChipsetVisiontek XTASY GeForce4 128MB Ti4600 (Det 41.09 Drivers)512MB PC2100 DDR RAM40GB Matrox 7200RPM Hard DriveWindows XP Home Edition SP1*No CPU or GPU Overclocking*3dMark2001SE Score: 11298-----------------------------Click [link:ftp.avsim.com/library/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=&Author=Ryan+Fretwell&CatID=Root]Here to Download my American Eagle POSKY CRJ-200!

Hi Ryan,in this case, it is because the PSS 2D panel is made of "vector" gauges, whereas the 3D panel, is made of regular "bitmap" gauges.As to the performances, here are a couple thread in the aircraft & panel forum to help shed some light.about vector gauges in the VC:http://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID9/558.htmlabout the 2D/VC from the inside:http://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID9/1194.htmlmore about the VC from the inside:http://ftp.avsim.com/dcforum/DCForumID9/273.htmlHope this helps!