Hi fellow flightsim pilots. i am getting a frame rate hit anywhere i am in the DFW area with nothing but default terrain and scenery installed. I have my traffic rate at 100%. I am only getting about 7-9 FPS anywhere any the dallas area. Once I fly out of the DFW area my frames jump back up to 14-19. What is everybody else getting? P4 3.0 gig radeon 128mb vcard. Is there any way I can getr FPS up in this area. As of now I wouldn't even dream of adding add-on scenery. Thanks in advance and Happy Flying.

Yep, I live 5 miles from there, but never fly out of there because I do get a hit, especially with traffic as it is such a huge airport.Regards, MichaelKDFWhttp://www.calvirair.com/mcpics/mcdcvabanner.jpgCalVirAir International

Yes....but, what AI traffic package are you using? If that is the default FS9 AI then it looks like any of the add-on packs would cripple your PC at present without a serious upgrade! If you are using one of the add-on AI packages, try running between 50-75% AI traffic. You'll still get a very busy and realistic looking airport, but it will easier to manage!

>Yes....but, what AI traffic package are you using? That's a good point, I know with Ultimate Traffic I get a hit in frames at any of the major US hubs, especially the centrally located ones ORD and DFW. Try turning off traffic completely and see how fps are. I fly a lot now without any traffic. AI traffic is great, but when you combine it with complex weather and a sophisticated add-on payware plane and 3rd party scenery, performance can suffer.

Because it is a fairly detailed airport and it's size, I get a slight hit by default, no traffic. I use UT with several of the more abundant aircraft swapped to AIA and FSP and about 3/4 gates used. It's a fairly busy airport in real life and seeing it everyday, it's hard to use it in FS without it being that way, unfortunately, my XP3200, 9800 pro, 2 gig 3500 gaming DDR just isn't cutting it in that location. I get better performance at KLAX with full traffic, LOLRegards, MichaelKDFWhttp://www.calvirair.com/mcpics/mcdcvabanner.jpgCalVirAir International