Currently, I allow 50 planes maximum. But is there a way where I can specify to have 40 of those in the airport whereas the other 10 airborne? I ask this because most of the 50 are airborne, I don't see them or come across them, where the airport itself is very empty. Suggestions?

Just allow some more - I allow 450, gives plenty of traffic at Heathrow

450 is an insane number of traffic. Do I really need to have 450 planes flying around me at the cost of performance? I just want 50 of those planes at the airport, another 50 flying out and abou, but I was wondering if I can choose those ratios.

Setting 450 doesn't mean you will always have 450 aircraft around. However setting the number low can cause problems. Just set it to the default, 250 I believe, and then set the target FPS slider as you prefer. I've never seen more than 150/200 aircraft in even the busiest areas/times.

What does the target FPS slider do? Reduce number of planes or reduce the quality of the textures? Thanks.

reduces, or increases the number of AC depending on current performance.

What does the target FPS slider do? Reduce number of planes or reduce the quality of the textures? Thanks.

It is best to keep that feature OFF as it will greatly reduce you traffic. It would be better to turn down the traffic level to a more reasonable level.Jim

UT2 uses real world schedules for commercial traffic so if they aint scheduled, they aint there, no matter how many you allow. I leave mine on max and forget it.

UT2 uses real world schedules for commercial traffic so if they aint scheduled, they aint there, no matter how many you allow. I leave mine on max and forget it.

I agree a previous UT2 topic on this forum indicated that the "number of aircraft" parameter dictated how many aircraft are introduced per time slice when FSX was running. So putting this figure high on a low end machine may cause stutters. Schedules and percentage of traffic is what makes the aircraft appear in FSX.