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I think the correct word there is "fluid" and not "fluent" I find the default FSLTL settings are pretty hard on performance. CPU not reaching 100% is no guarantee you won't get a stutter. I think with the lower FSLTL settings and AutoFPS you'll be much better off.

I had that happen once on a transpacific flight, and it was caused by the computer partially going into sleep mode on me.

I used an Indian Air Force RTW as my flight plan, here's a graphic of the route I (they) took: They did it in a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) (Flight Design CTxxx airplane) but I used a hershey-bar PA-28 Cherokee. Here's the full article in case anyone's interested: First LSA Flown Around World; Claims New Record - ByDanJohnson.com

I have used LittleNavMap range rings as noted above. As for your specific planning, I don't know if you plan to go east-to-west or west-to-east, or where, but I have done: For crossing Atlantic --> Iqualuit/FroBay --> Nuuk --> Kulusuk --> Keflavik --> Vagar For crossing Pacific --> Magadan --> Anadyr/Ugolny --> Provideniya --> Gambel/St. Lawrence Island With 1000nm legs though, you have more flexibility than I had (I was using a 600 nm range airplane). You could conceivably skip Kulusuk (which often has bad weather) going straight to Keflavik and you could skip Provideniya, which is a small runway anyway. You could go Ugolny to Nome or possibly further into Alaska.

I can't see Jo Erlend Sund releasing anything without an AFCAD. Maybe that's happened, but I have never heard of it. He and Paulo Ricardo are "never misses".

If it has a G5 setup (and it looks like it has?) that makes it interesting to me. But yeah with the full-glass option it also appears to have, might as well be a dozen other planes.

Oh my. I don't think I could even fit in one of those. Hopefully that is a one-time experience.

What is a "capsule"? It ain't Tylenol I gather...

Yes, but they (Asobo) have shown that they can do it already (with MSFS2020) so I'm not that concerned about it. Any issues, they'll fix. Also, I like to try out shiny new things. I'm saying that as rarely a day 1 purchaser of anything. Actually with MSFS2024 it'll probably be the next day before I buy it, probably because I'm not in Kiribati's time zone and will probably be working while the rest of you are downloading and starting it up for the first time.

Hi Welcome I'm one of the million. To your statement above, it's not reasonable. I mean I might spend 4 hours in a /year/ and that's only because I get on a fiddle-urge with settings. 7800X3D = no tweaking needed, just start and fly and go.

I'd like to see someone test 4 sticks vs. 2 sticks with MSFS, but I haven't come across any test like that.

You were at Millington? That's neat, that is just south of me. And, yes I postpone major work outdoors until November if at all possible. I have never been to Millington, but I did go to Blytheville/Eaker AFB back in the early 80's when it was still a SAC base. Amazing seeing a forest of giant B-52 tails taxiing around and it's something I will never forget. Speaking of dehydration, I had severe case of that once. Once is enough. I learned to avoid that now.

Oh, that won't work at all. Imagine what we'll have to call it when it's the year 2124.

Go on...take the money and run...woo woo woo https://youtu.be/qbGFrrifeEs?t=49

Your parts are similar to what I built last year, except I didn't go with an MSI board, although I could have, I like their stuff. That thing should be amazing in MSFS. Ventilated? Is this typical stand with casters, but then are fans mounted on it? That's a low price even for a regular stand. What is this one exactly?