There are times when my network connection is actually good, that it will do high fps with no studders at all, always tested on a benchmark flight. Right now my issue seems to be more network related, no matter how much I turn up or turn down settings, Im getting really bad fps. *(not in that other sim 12 btw),
This all started when they did the server migration a couple of months ago. I actually had 1 whole week ( out of seven) that the sim was outstanding week before su11 release, then the su11 came out and bingo everythings back in the toilet. Using pingplotter and resource monitor, I can see where the sim is connection are and how much data is streaming, I can run those addresses in ping plotter and see where issues from here to there are. 30% of issue is this end 70% of issues tend to be msn.net having high latencty values when the problems are occuring.
Time of day seems to have a pretty good impact as well. The problem with a server/client based game and then add to that, all the data is comming from the server(s). And there lies the problem IMHO!
*(I in no way endorse that other sim and have used it just for comparison sake in this topic.)