running at 8xCSAA
Legacy - slider is balanced and all items checked DX10 compat. reflections enabled
Rain - brightness at 80% and slow snow checked - others unchecked
Lights / Effects - Convert effects and exclude particle effects checked - others unchecked
Shadows - Gen 3, enable boost checked - slider at just under 20%
Reduce fall off, toned shadows checked - Contrast slider at 12-13%
Reduce Fade checked, shadow bias at 0.5 - force vc walls unchecked
I don't fly jets so the rest is default
Clouds - all checked except Cloud Cull <----hard on FPS when checked (on my rig) and cumulus clouds selected in FSX
Other - left column checked - right column unchecked
Bloom - limit env. and limit scaling both checked
Reflective slider at 70%
Lights emissive at 63%
Headlights 'switchable' slider at 33%
Lights alpha/halo 'switchable' slider at 37%
Light glare halo slider at 15%
Water -Sky reflection max 41%
Sky reflection min 33%
Ambient light 105%
Night sky reflection 27%
Moon ambient light 46%
Misc - all checked
it took a while to arrive at these settings, but on my rig and to my eyes - these are best