HiIf I press ctrl+w to have a look at surrounding AI, I only seem to see small GA aircraft, even when surrounded by jets at a busy airport.On returning to my aircraft it is jumping up and down and the scenery textures won't reload.Odd!

If you use the AI Spot mode, you should be able to continue to change to the next AI by pressing the CTRL+W key. The reason you see the GA aircraft is they are probably stacked in the AI buffer first and then the Jets afterward. Download and install the http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimul...sdk.asp#traffic , it provides a better interface for AI selection and viewing.If you are using your aircraft's Spot mode when you press CTRL+W, you will be in the Spot mode for all the aircraft and the entire picture then loads the scenery at that location. To return to your aircraft, you need to press the S key to return to your cockpit. Press the Shift-S to again select your aircraft Spot mode. More than likely, your aircraft will be floating or sinking. The reason for this is you loaded the AI location scenery into the Spot view. If may take several reads from your diskdrive to return to your location to correct the elevations and scenery. During this time, your aircraft my hop around as each layer of scenery is redrawn.You will not see this amount of scenery change or hopping if you press the CTRL+W key while in the cockpit view, since the AI is loaded into a sub-window of your cockpit windscreen and not the entire CRT viewing area.W. Sieffert

excellent thanks!