Adam, I pm'd you regarding those Manitoba sceneries. No hurry, just making sure you got it... :)

Hi Milton-Thank you for all your planes. Even though I purchase most payware that appear, I still find myself returning tour models.I wonder also if the Howard 500 has a similar situation, because I too notice a drop in frame rates when using that model.Thanks,Howard

Hey Dan,No problem. I was a bit "sensitive" LOL after working on the issues until wee hours and again early this morning.I appreciate your help on this issue and for all the support throughout our projects. It's that kind of support that fuels the new ones. ;-)My apologies.

Howard, :-) (Please take this in jest)I have tested the Howard 500 again this morning and can find no issues with it relating to this matter.I also would expect a frame rate drop in the Howard 500, even on your computer. It has 9 VC's with 9MB's of panel textures, 83 bitmaps in the texture folder for 71MB's, 68,000 poly's to render and sounds that will blow windows out. :-)If you find a computer that doesn't labor under that, I want it. ;-)But for now, my AMD 2400 2GHz~ inetgrated video card on motherboard. integrated sound card, and 512MB ram for $699 runs the Howard 500 just fine at my frame lock of 20. Whoopee!!! lol

Hi Milton-You're correct, the slight loss in performance has to equate to the large gain in visuals.Hope to see you in Denver next month for the AVSIM Convention.

Howard,Thank you. We have considered it, a 10 hour drive from SE NM. However, it is on an airshow weekend for the FIFI at Midland, TX I believe, and I leave 2 days later for Florida on business. It would be very tight and quite hectic, but would love to attend one of these great conventions some day. It would be great to meet you and John Howard White. ;-)

Yes, I understand...........Small world ;-)

Same problem here !I will test the suggestions of other users.Also could somebody check if the grabable engine control levers (throttle, mixture, prop) in the VC, control only engine nr 1 ? As alwaws perfect freeware aircraft. in the "Must have" plane list.Thank you !!Samuel KalachorasAthensGreece

The revised panel.cfg is here:http://www.flightsimonline.com/downloads/panel.zipThis comments out the 3 gauges in question.