I do NOT use the "Fly Now" feature of FSX. I start with a saved situation that I point to in my "Fsx.cfg" file (which I change depending on what A/C I want to use or airport to start). Of course I have many addons that also starts like UTX, GEX, FEX, ORBX FTX, ASE or REX, My Traffic and perhaps couple more. I imagine that many don't have these many addons operating however, I want to see FSX with all its glory and satisfied with my FPS. My pc is running fast and my HD's performing great - just take a while (about 10min.) for everything to load.