IMMEDIATELY download a decent set of water textures.
This unless the "smurf piss" color is your thing. Don't feel you must of course, whatever floats your boat... in this case literally.

Then download:
F1view, that allows you to walk into the virtual cabin, among other things like use better the VC.
Fsmetar, to put in use instead of the poor default weather system.
FSUIPC V3 (the V4 is for FSX), needed by fsmetar and almost any other advanced program that interfaces with FS9.
Among the freeware, this is the fundamental. One step further are the Payware.
There's but one real cure for human stupidity. It's called DEATH.
At the moment mourning the assassination of sarcasm and irony for the good of the "higher".
Proud FSIX user. Active user of FS98, X-plane and novic