This is one of the most frustrating, befuddling things I've ever run into. :-(While executing an approach to KLAX (either 25R or 24R), I will get to a point about 15 miles (or so) out and the simulation will just freeze for a few moments. Sound does not seem to be affected and after a few moments, the sim unfreezes and the approach continues.I've noticed this problem both when using SB and also when just flying without connecting to SB. I'm on a cable modem, so I do have continuous Internet connectivity.System Specs are as follows:OS Name Microsoft Windows XP ProfessionalVersion 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600OS Manufacturer Microsoft CorporationSystem Name GAMER-01System Manufacturer System ManufacturerSystem Model System NameSystem Type X86-based PCProcessor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~1990 MhzBIOS Version/Date Award Software, Inc. ASUS A7V8X ACPI BIOS Revision 1014, 4/21/2004SMBIOS Version 2.3Windows Directory C:WINDOWSSystem Directory C:WINDOWSSystem32Boot Device DeviceHarddiskVolume1Locale United StatesHardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"User Name GAMER-01MichaelTime Zone Central Standard TimeTotal Physical Memory 512.00 MBAvailable Physical Memory 204.48 MBTotal Virtual Memory 2.47 GBAvailable Virtual Memory 1.91 GBPage File Space 1.97 GBPage File F:pagefile.sysI/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI busI/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF VIA CPU to AGP2.0/AGP3.0 ControllerI/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF RADEON 9700 PRO IRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host ControllerIRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host ControllerIRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host ControllerIRQ 21 VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller Memory Address 0xDE800000-0xDFEFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP2.0/AGP3.0 ControllerMemory Address 0xDE800000-0xDFEFFFFF RADEON 9700 PRO - Secondary IRQ 16 RADEON 9700 PROIRQ 16 WinXP Promise Ultra133 TX2 IDE Controller Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xF7FFFFFF VIA CPU to AGP2.0/AGP3.0 ControllerMemory Address 0xE0000000-0xF7FFFFFF RADEON 9700 PRO - Secondary IRQ 18 ASUSTeK/Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated ControllerIRQ 18 Creative SB Live! Series (WDM) Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI busMemory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF VIA CPU to AGP2.0/AGP3.0 ControllerMemory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF RADEON 9700 PRO I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB VIA CPU to AGP2.0/AGP3.0 ControllerI/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB RADEON 9700 PRO IRQ 0 System timer OKIRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OKIRQ 3 Communications Port (COM2) OKIRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OKIRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OKIRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OKIRQ 9 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OKIRQ 12 Microsoft PS/2 Mouse OKIRQ 13 Numeric data processor OKIRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OKIRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OKIRQ 16 RADEON 9700 PRO OKIRQ 16 WinXP Promise Ultra133 TX2 IDE Controller OKIRQ 18 ASUSTeK/Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller OKIRQ 18 Creative SB Live! Series (WDM) OKIRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OKIRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OKIRQ 21 VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller OKIRQ 21 VIA USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller OKThanks a ton,LL

I would suspect that your system is running out of horse power to fluidly render a complex airport such as KLAX.You 'only' have a 2GHz CPU, 512MB RAM and a 9700 graphics card.Ignore SB and online flying for now and try to remove the pause when flying offline.You don't say what you have set in FS, nor what screen resolution you run at, nor what level of AA & AF you have.Try turning off AA & AF (if set) and any AI traffic. Also move the scenery details sliders to the left and see if the pause goes if flying the default Cessna.If you haven't done so already have a look in the 'Hints & Tips' sub-forum for all the other things you can try to improve performance.Good hunting.

I have exactly the same thing happen with Heathrow Pro scenery, even the distance of 15 miles is the same but it also happens from any approach heading. I suspect it is due to the ground texture file size as I have noticed when approaching closer the textures try to appear and it takes a second or two for them to draw. I might try installing the reduced texture size for Heathrow Pro that someone posted a while back. I haven't noticed this happening anywhere else though, including KLAX.

If you're using SimFlyers LAX v2 that will happen. It happens with their ATL v2 and IAH. I can't remember if ORD does. The other older simflyer sceneries don't, they're not gmax.

The new textures for Heathrow Pro are DTX3 and I noticed the file sizes were slightly larger than the originals. I installed them after making a backup and as I expected there was no improvement on the previous situation. I don't yet see the point of them and over 200 files modified must have taken a very long time to convert. The readme only states that the textures can look smoother and does not mention any other benefits.