Was afraid after browsing Aerosoft Forums regarding the VAS usage, but took the plunge.
My Specs - i5 Sandy bridge 2500 3.3 OC to 4.5, NVidea 580 graphics card, 8 GB RAM.
Recreated UAL690 from KEWR to EDDF using the PMDG777. FSX-MS, ASN, Rex Soft Clouds & Water, FTX Global, Ultimate Terrain. PreciptFX. It was overcast & raining at EDDF. ASN in historical mode (force to simtime)
All scenery off except for Flightbeam, FSDreamteam airports (KJFK,KORD,KDEN,KPHX,KIAH,KDFW,KLAX,CYVR,PHNL)
Used Imaginesim KEWR, DDesign Manhatan Demo, and of course the new EDDF.
Settings as follows -Level of detail Med, Mesh 100, Resolution 5m, Texture 60, Water 2XLow, Scenery Complexity Extremely Dense,
Autogen Sparse, UT2 traffic at 70% (gen aviation off), Airport Vehicle min, Road Vehicles 4%. Cloud layers 4, 500X500 Cloud Textures, No interior or exterior shadows.
VAS around 2.4 from beginning all the way to about 6 miles out from EDDF, when it shot up to 3.42. But, I made it to engine shutdown and AES jetway activation. Frames averaged around 18-19 at EDDF ( by the way frames were around 13-14 at KEWR).