Wow, I love FS9! We are actually FLYING and not having to screw around with FSX anymore. I finally got fed up with the constant fixes and tweaks. I was spending more time on the internet getting help than flying.
With the add-on airports, all high settings, AES and scenery payware, FS9 is visually stunning and running fast with no stutters. In the PMDG 747 at Charles De Gaulle, with my FlightParis scenery and WOIA traffic up, I stay LOCKED at 30fps and it never moves. Smooth as glass and looks freakin' awesome! In FSX--on my i7--I would rarely get above 13-15FPS and it would be so jerky that it was almost unflyable.
I am a very happy pilot again.