FSX-SE Stutters Question

[Skyseek 18]

I am doing a flight from KCLE -KMDT.  At KCLE, and enroute my FPS is 30+,  but when I start my vectored approach to KMDT by ATC, all of sudden I start getting stutters.  I don’t recall this happening at any other airport. I am flying the Flight 1 B200.  If I switch to an outside view, the stutters go away. Back to th VC, stutters.

 

I tried reducing graphic settings, but didn’t really help. I am going to try a different AC.  Also on this route, ATC switches me way too frequently between centers. 
 

Any ideas?

THANKS!

 

Edited July 6, 2022 by Skyseek

[stans 703]

I don't know about your computer components, but stutters are usually a sign of a computer that is not capable of processing all the necessary data in a timely fashion.  In addition to high scenery settings, AI place a huge strain on a computer, so if you have high AI settings, especially ground vehicles, then you will see stutters as you approach an airport, the computer has to process the ground vehicle traffic in and around the airport.  Airports located within or bordering cities cause even more stress as the computer must also process all the local ground vehicle traffic.  FSX boxed versions also do not handle memory very well, generally retaining old data from the beginning of the flight, so at the end of the flight it is struggling to find available RAM.  FSX, being a 32-bit program, is limited to only 4 GB of usable RAM.  FSX Steam Edition is far better at clearing out old data, so stutters and out-of-memory crashes are reduced.