I’m sorry but I physicaly laughed when I read this sentence. I’m not laughing at you. I’m laughing because I can’t count how many times something simlar has happened to me. Now I don’t have these rediculus load times that you’re describing but I understand the frustration this would cause.
On the flip side though, I’m having trouble shutting down a flight. I think this is a network problem as well. After a flight when I select to go back to the main menu the sim hangs preventing me from starting a new flight. It just started a few days ago where the progress bar just hangs near completion. I’ve waited over 10 minutes one time without joy so now when it hangs I just use the task manager to quit the game and restart. That’s quicker than waiting for more than 10 minutes. Funny that my flight does show up in the log book.