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Ok.. Problem solved..  My very last far reaching out on a limb process of elimination solved this.
 
Our gateway has 2.4GHz/5Ghz radios in it. I usually connect to the 2.4GHz due to the better range it has over 5GHz
 
Our Gateways 2.4GHz radio isn't right. Comcast tech out on Thursday. We've had some problems with it randomly locking up.. ie: Can connect but there is no data throughput past the gateway. ie: Limited Connection.. Reset of the Gateway was the only solution to get data throughput on this radio again which lasts for about a day.
 
So anyway.. What I did as a last resort was connect to the 5GHz radio instead and downloaded the same zip.. Unzipped flawlessly the first time..  The 5GHz radio even when 2.4GHz locks up still works.. Hence.. My idea to try a full download on that radio instead. 
 
Seems like even though their is no packet lose w/ the 2.4GHz radio, our Gateway isn't playing nice..
 
Or somehow, between the time I complained about this, and the time I tried the 5GHz radio instead their delivery servers solved whatever issue they had.

Ok.. I took a nap.. Had lunch, grabbed a few beers and tackled FSUIPC..  With complete success..  All buttons, axis, and even toe brakes set and calibrated... And even though Prepar3D lost site of my controls 30 minutes ago they are still fully functional because of FSUIPC.  Apologies for my brashness.. When poop hits the fan I can't hide my emotions well. I wear them on my shoulders  
 
Now I'm kicking myself in the &@($* about why I never did this sooner.. The controls are sooooo much more refined.. 

780.. While not a dramatic leap over a 680, it still decently out performs a 680..  More Cuda cores, and a 384-Bit memory interface width compared to a 256-Bit.. It's a faster card even though the cores are clocked lower than a 680...  Plus, that extra GB of VRAM is golden
 
 
Edit: Just saw.. He already has a 4GB 680... Dude.. You don't need to upgrade.... You're golden as it is..