diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
index 1b33966ea..62230ced8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.cpp
@@ -347,12 +347,21 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
         void CSimulatorFsxCommon::setFlightNetworkConnected(bool connected)
         {
+            // toggled?
             if (connected == !this->isFlightNetworkConnected())
             {
                 // toggling, we trace for a while to better monitor those "critical" phases
                 this->triggerAutoTraceSendId();
             }
 
+            // update SB area network connected
+            byte sbNetworkConnected = connected ? 1u : 0u;
+            HRESULT hr = SimConnect_SetClientData(m_hSimConnect, ClientAreaSquawkBox, CSimConnectDefinitions::DataClientAreaSbConnected, SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_DEFAULT, 0, 1, &sbNetworkConnected);
+            if (isFailure(hr))
+            {
+                CLogMessage(this).warning("Setting network connected failed (SB offsets)");
+            }
+
             ISimulator::setFlightNetworkConnected(connected);
         }
 
@@ -418,7 +427,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
 
         void CSimulatorFsxCommon::onSimRunningDeferred(qint64 referenceTs)
         {
-            if (m_simSimulating) { return; }
+            if (m_simSimulating) { return; } // already simulatig
             if (referenceTs != m_simulatingChangedTs) { return; } // changed, so no longer valid
             m_simSimulating = true; // only place where this should be set to true
             m_simConnected = true;
@@ -439,8 +448,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
                                       SIMCONNECT_OBJECT_ID_USER, SIMCONNECT_PERIOD_SECOND, SIMCONNECT_DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_CHANGED),
                               "Cannot request sim.env.", Q_FUNC_INFO, "SimConnect_RequestDataOnSimObject");
 
-
             // Request the data from SB only when its changed and only ONCE so we don't have to run a 1sec event to get/set this info ;)
+            // there was a bug with SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_PERIOD_ON_SET, see https://www.prepar3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=124789
             HRESULT hr4 = this->logAndTraceSendId(
                               SimConnect_RequestClientData(m_hSimConnect, ClientAreaSquawkBox, CSimConnectDefinitions::RequestSbData,
                                       CSimConnectDefinitions::DataClientAreaSb, SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_PERIOD_SECOND, SIMCONNECT_CLIENT_DATA_REQUEST_FLAG_CHANGED),
@@ -2194,7 +2203,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             m_simulatingChangedTs = -1;
             m_simConnected = false;
             m_simSimulating = false;
-            m_syncDeferredCounter =  0;
+            m_sbDataReceived = 0;
+            m_syncTimeDeferredCounter =  0;
             m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;
             m_ownAircraftUpdate = 0;
             m_requestIdSimObjAircraft = static_cast<SIMCONNECT_DATA_REQUEST_ID>(RequestSimObjAircraftStart);
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
index c2953def1..61eb68b06 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxcommon.h
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             bool m_traceSendId   = false;        //!< trace the send ids, meant for debugging
             qint64 m_traceAutoUntilTs = -1;      //!< allows to automatically trace for some time
             qint64 m_simulatingChangedTs = -1;   //!< timestamp, when simulating changed (used to avoid jitter)
-            int m_syncDeferredCounter =  0;      //!< Set when synchronized, used to wait some time
+            int m_sbDataReceived = 0;            //!< SB4 area data received
+            int m_syncTimeDeferredCounter =  0;  //!< Set when synchronized, used to wait some time
             int m_skipCockpitUpdateCycles = 0;   //!< skip some update cycles to allow changes in simulator cockpit to be set
             int m_ownAircraftUpdate = 0;         //!< own aircraft update
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp
index 879d68fda..8a779b752 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/fsxcommon/simulatorfsxsimconnectproc.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ namespace BlackSimPlugin
             case SIMCONNECT_RECV_ID_CLIENT_DATA:
                 {
                     if (!simulatorFsxP3D->m_useSbOffsets) { break; }
+                    simulatorFsxP3D->m_sbDataReceived++;
                     const SIMCONNECT_RECV_CLIENT_DATA *clientData = static_cast<SIMCONNECT_RECV_CLIENT_DATA *>(pData);
                     if (clientData->dwRequestID == CSimConnectDefinitions::RequestSbData)
                     {