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First couple look cold and wet, but it's becoming that time of year, so let's get ready. The other images you are channeling your inner Jack I see

Good looking Munich images Paul. A place I need to visit more in the sim, as it has been awhile for me as well.

Majestic looking images here

Nice and easy Iain, cool images

Coming right at me Iain, great aviation image here!

Remarkable detailed images here Adam! Nice!

@paulb @renault See Paul, I told you Pete could break it down much more technically then me Pete, thanks for stepping in taking the time to put all that info on here, especially since you've been dealing with some family stuff. I hope all is well on that front, or at least not getting any worse. Cheers, Landon

Have a great birthday Mikee!

For me it is C. I received a new outlook on life that changed everything for me then.

A good report Don. Moving forward

Lots of beautiful iron in these fine images Paul.

A very nice collection of bi-planes here Paul. Such a totally different feel of flying I can imagine. Nice images

A nice, calming image Wayne...I feel the need to go light some incense now

Interesting plane an images

Happy birthday to you!

Great images Bernd! Love the details and the background history. Nicely executed

Lots of activity going on in these fine images.

Some classic Iain action shots here. Looking great!

Looks to be a cozy and comfortable little airfield here Paul. Very nice images

Okay Paul, again, Pete is better explaining this particular tech. That said, I will give it a go. So, the idea of limiting your frame rate to half of your refresh rate has been around for a good while now. It worked for some in P3D (not sure about X-Plane as I never have used it), but it is built into MSFS, so it works much more effectively. If your monitor refresh rate is 144Hz, then you can limit your frame rate in MSFS to 100%, 50%, 30% and not sure if they still have the 20% option after SU10 has come out. So say you pick the 100% option in MSFS. That means you are limiting your frame rate to 100% of your monitor refresh. If you have a monitor that is 144Hz, then that is your frame limit. Now of course, you have to have the other PC components that allow you to reach a frame rate of 144, so mainly a high end CPU and GPU and some balancing of the MSFS settings. Next is the 50% option. That one is much more attractive, as medium high to high end PC components have the capability to run at 50%. If you are using a 60Hz monitor, the 50% gives you 30 FPS. Is that smooth enough for you? That is a whole separate debate that I don't want to get into here. For some it is, and others it is not. Personally, I like more than 30FPS. 30 FPS is just not smooth enough for me personally. So, since I am running a monitor that has a refresh rate of 144Hz, I set 50% in MSFS, and that limits my frames to 72. My system can reach and run at that no problem. Even flying the Fenix with some AI going and into some complex scenery like EGLL. Now, there are some caveats. I run at 1440P resolution and my MSFS settings are a mix of some Ultra, mostly HIGH and some MEDIUM settings. It is hard to explain into words the smoothness I experience in MSFS with this setup. Now, I have a high end system. I am running a Ryzen 5800X3D, an EVGA 3090Ti GPU, 64 Gbs RAM, and I have MSFS running on an NVMe M.2 drive. I also have a couple good 4K monitors. I have tried extended tests running MSFS on those 4K monitors (both of which have refresh rates of 60Hz) and I don't get anywhere near the smoothness I get with my 2K setup (that is two monitors running at 1440P and 144Hz refresh). After tuning and balancing my MSFS settings under this setup, I have it where I balanced between being CPU and GPU limited in MSFS. That is the best I can explain it, but without someone that can dig deeper into why the higher refresh rates help with smoothness, that is about all I can offer. There really is no way to explain it better then experiencing it for yourself. But, I understand that involves taking a leap of faith and making a purchase, and the last thing I want to coerce someone into spending money on something they are not comfortable with. I will leave you with this. This all works well enough for me that I have TWO 4K monitors AND a 4K TV just sitting in my closet, not being used. At some point I will probably donate them to someone in need, I won't let them go to waste. But there you go.

Actually Paul, a higher refresh rate will make more of a difference in simming, and especially so in MSFS. I don't play shooters (did enough of that in real life...lol), but I mostly use my PC for simming. I have lots of monitors and have compared high refresh to low refresh rates across 1080P, 1440P and 4k, and in all instances, the higher refresh rate monitors produce hands down smoother performance in MSFS especially. I would not steer you this direction for no reason. I don't have stock in any monitor companies...lol. I am just trying to help you reach the smoothest flying for you

Nice image!

Now that is one heck of an awesome collection of iconic vintage aircraft there Paul. And, at a really nice little airfield!

Beautiful images of one remarkable and iconic bird Paul

Sounds like some very positive news for you Don, I will look forward to more updates after you have rested