diff --git a/src/blackcore/network.h b/src/blackcore/network.h
index dbf2026d9..4d75d21df 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/network.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/network.h
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ namespace BlackCore
                    status == DisconnectedFailed || status == DisconnectedLost;
         }
 
+        /*!
+         * Returns true if the given ConnectionStatus represents a connected state.
+         */
+        static bool isConnectedStatus(ConnectionStatus status)
+        {
+            return status == Connected;
+        }
+
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         //! \name Network slots
         //! @{
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp
index d22c6ba01..0eb43bfa6 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 using namespace BlackGui;
 using namespace BlackGui::Views;
 using namespace BlackGui::Models;
+using namespace BlackGui::Settings;
 using namespace BlackCore;
 using namespace BlackCore::Context;
 using namespace BlackMisc::Simulation;
@@ -36,11 +37,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Components
     {
-
         CAircraftComponent::CAircraftComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
-            ui(new Ui::CAircraftComponent),
-            m_updateTimer(new CUpdateTimer("CAircraftComponent", &CAircraftComponent::update, this))
+            ui(new Ui::CAircraftComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             this->tabBar()->setExpanding(false);
@@ -55,6 +54,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             connect(ui->tvp_AircraftInRange, &CSimulatedAircraftView::requestHighlightInSimulator, this, &CAircraftComponent::ps_onMenuHighlightInSimulator);
             connect(ui->tvp_AirportsInRange, &CSimulatedAircraftView::modelDataChanged, this, &CAircraftComponent::ps_onRowCountChanged);
             connect(sGui->getIContextNetwork(), &IContextNetwork::connectionStatusChanged, this, &CAircraftComponent::ps_connectionStatusChanged);
+            connect(&m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CAircraftComponent::update);
+
+            this->ps_settingsChanged();
         }
 
         CAircraftComponent::~CAircraftComponent()
@@ -137,6 +139,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             if (INetwork::isDisconnectedStatus(to))
             {
                 ui->tvp_AircraftInRange->clear();
+                this->m_updateTimer.stop();
+            }
+            else if (INetwork::isConnectedStatus(to))
+            {
+                this->m_updateTimer.start();
             }
         }
 
@@ -148,5 +155,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             }
         }
 
+        void CAircraftComponent::ps_settingsChanged()
+        {
+            const CViewUpdateSettings settings = this->m_settings.get();
+            this->m_updateTimer.setInterval(settings.getAircraftUpdateTime().toMs());
+        }
+
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.h
index 809f6d5e5..f3fd68ec6 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/aircraftcomponent.h
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 
 #include "blackcore/network.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackgui/settings/viewupdatesettings.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 class QWidget;
 
@@ -30,11 +31,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     namespace Simulation { class CSimulatedAircraft; }
 }
 namespace Ui { class CAircraftComponent; }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     class CDockWidgetInfoArea;
-
     namespace Components
     {
         //! Aircraft widget
@@ -65,15 +64,9 @@ namespace BlackGui
             void requestTextMessageWidget(const BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign &callsign);
 
         public slots:
-            //! Update aircrafts
+            //! Update aircraft
             void update();
 
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::setUpdateIntervalSeconds
-            void setUpdateIntervalSeconds(int seconds) { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->setUpdateIntervalSeconds(seconds); }
-
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::stopTimer
-            void stopTimer() { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->stopTimer(); }
-
         private slots:
             //! Info area tab bar has changed
             void ps_infoAreaTabBarChanged(int index);
@@ -87,9 +80,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Highlight in simulator
             void ps_onMenuHighlightInSimulator(const BlackMisc::Simulation::CSimulatedAircraft &aircraft);
 
+            //! Settings have been changed
+            void ps_settingsChanged();
+
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CAircraftComponent> ui;
-            QScopedPointer<CUpdateTimer> m_updateTimer;
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackGui::Settings::TViewUpdateSettings> m_settings { this, &CAircraftComponent::ps_settingsChanged }; //!< settings changed
+            QTimer m_updateTimer { this };
         };
     } // ns
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
index 4dabd0be6..26768abd8 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 using namespace BlackGui;
 using namespace BlackGui::Models;
 using namespace BlackGui::Views;
+using namespace BlackGui::Settings;
 using namespace BlackMisc;
 using namespace BlackMisc::Aviation;
 using namespace BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities;
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         CAtcStationComponent::CAtcStationComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
             CIdentifiable(this),
-            ui(new Ui::CAtcStationComponent),
-            m_updateTimer(new CUpdateTimer("CAtcStationComponent", &CAtcStationComponent::update, this))
+            ui(new Ui::CAtcStationComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             this->tabBar()->setExpanding(false);
@@ -90,12 +90,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
             connect(ui->tvp_AtcStationsBooked, &CAtcStationView::modelDataChanged, this, &CAtcStationComponent::ps_onCountChanged);
 
             connect(ui->pb_AtcStationsAtisReload, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &CAtcStationComponent::ps_requestAtis);
+            connect(&m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CAtcStationComponent::update);
 
             // runtime based connects
             this->connect(sGui->getIContextNetwork(), &IContextNetwork::changedAtcStationsOnlineDigest, this, &CAtcStationComponent::ps_changedAtcStationsOnline);
             this->connect(sGui->getIContextNetwork(), &IContextNetwork::changedAtcStationsBookedDigest, this, &CAtcStationComponent::ps_changedAtcStationsBooked);
             this->connect(sGui->getIContextNetwork(), &IContextNetwork::changedAtcStationOnlineConnectionStatus, this, &CAtcStationComponent::changedAtcStationOnlineConnectionStatus);
             this->connect(sGui->getIContextNetwork(), &IContextNetwork::connectionStatusChanged, this, &CAtcStationComponent::ps_connectionStatusChanged);
+
+            // settings have
+            this->ps_settingsChanged();
         }
 
         CAtcStationComponent::~CAtcStationComponent()
@@ -232,6 +236,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             {
                 ui->tvp_AtcStationsOnline->clear();
                 this->updateTreeView();
+                this->m_updateTimer.start();
+            }
+            else if (INetwork::isConnectedStatus(to))
+            {
+                this->m_updateTimer.stop();
             }
         }
 
@@ -245,8 +254,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CAtcStationComponent::ps_requestOnlineStationsUpdate()
         {
-            this->m_updateTimer->fireTimer();
-            this->m_timestampLastReadOnlineStations = CUpdateTimer::epoch(); // mark as outdated
+            this->m_timestampLastReadOnlineStations.setMSecsSinceEpoch(0); // mark as outdated
+            this->update();
         }
 
         void CAtcStationComponent::ps_infoAreaTabBarChanged(int index)
@@ -281,10 +290,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
             sGui->getIContextOwnAircraft()->updateActiveComFrequency(frequency, unit, identifier());
         }
 
+        void CAtcStationComponent::ps_settingsChanged()
+        {
+            const CViewUpdateSettings settings = this->m_settings.get();
+            this->m_updateTimer.setInterval(settings.getAtcUpdateTime().toMs());
+        }
+
         void CAtcStationComponent::updateTreeView()
         {
-            //
-            //! \todo EXPERIMENTAL CODE: change model so we can directly use hierarchies
+            //! \fixme EXPERIMENTAL CODE: change model so we can directly use hierarchies
             QAbstractItemModel *old = (ui->tvp_AtcStationsOnlineTree->model());
             ui->tvp_AtcStationsOnlineTree->setModel(
                 ui->tvp_AtcStationsOnline->derivedModel()->toAtcGroupModel()
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h
index d3925d3e4..6cf9d4145 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/atcstationcomponent.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "blackcore/network.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
+#include "blackgui/settings/viewupdatesettings.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/atcstation.h"
 #include "blackmisc/aviation/comsystem.h"
 #include "blackmisc/identifiable.h"
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 class QWidget;
 
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ namespace Ui { class CAtcStationComponent; }
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     class CDockWidgetInfoArea;
-
     namespace Components
     {
         //! ATC stations component
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Update stations
             void update();
 
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::setUpdateIntervalSeconds
-            void setUpdateIntervalSeconds(int seconds) { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->setUpdateIntervalSeconds(seconds); }
-
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::stopTimer
-            void stopTimer() { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->stopTimer(); }
-
             //! Get METAR for given ICAO airport code
             void getMetar(const QString &airportIcaoCode);
 
@@ -123,14 +117,18 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Set COM frequency
             void ps_setComFrequency(const BlackMisc::PhysicalQuantities::CFrequency &frequency, BlackMisc::Aviation::CComSystem::ComUnit unit);
 
+            //! Settings have been changed
+            void ps_settingsChanged();
+
         private:
             void updateTreeView();
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CAtcStationComponent> ui;
-            QScopedPointer<CUpdateTimer> m_updateTimer;
-            QDateTime m_timestampLastReadOnlineStations = CUpdateTimer::epoch();  //!< stations read
-            QDateTime m_timestampOnlineStationsChanged  = CUpdateTimer::epoch();  //!< stations marked as changed
-            QDateTime m_timestampLastReadBookedStations = CUpdateTimer::epoch();  //!< stations read
-            QDateTime m_timestampBookedStationsChanged  = CUpdateTimer::epoch();  //!< stations marked as changed
+            QTimer m_updateTimer { this };
+            QDateTime m_timestampLastReadOnlineStations; //!< stations read
+            QDateTime m_timestampOnlineStationsChanged;  //!< stations marked as changed
+            QDateTime m_timestampLastReadBookedStations; //!< stations read
+            QDateTime m_timestampBookedStationsChanged;  //!< stations marked as changed
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackGui::Settings::TViewUpdateSettings> m_settings { this, &CAtcStationComponent::ps_settingsChanged };
         };
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
index a901a3ae5..d3e2879a0 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "blackcore/context/contextsimulator.h"
 #include "blackcore/network.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiutility.h"
 #include "blackgui/models/aircraftmodellistmodel.h"
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ using namespace BlackGui;
 using namespace BlackGui::Views;
 using namespace BlackGui::Models;
 using namespace BlackGui::Filters;
+using namespace BlackGui::Settings;
 
 namespace BlackGui
 {
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         CMappingComponent::CMappingComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QFrame(parent),
             CIdentifiable(this),
-            ui(new Ui::CMappingComponent),
-            m_updateTimer(new CUpdateTimer("CMappingComponent", &CMappingComponent::ps_backgroundUpdate, this))
+            ui(new Ui::CMappingComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             ui->tvp_AircraftModels->setAircraftModelMode(CAircraftModelListModel::OwnSimulatorModel);
@@ -100,7 +99,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
             // Updates
             ui->tvp_AircraftModels->setDisplayAutomatically(false);
-            this->m_updateTimer->setUpdateInterval(10 * 1000);
+            this->ps_settingsChanged();
+            connect(&m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CMappingComponent::ps_backgroundUpdate);
 
             connect(sGui->getIContextSimulator(), &IContextSimulator::modelSetChanged, this, &CMappingComponent::ps_onModelSetChanged);
             connect(sGui->getIContextSimulator(), &IContextSimulator::modelMatchingCompleted, this, &CMappingComponent::ps_markRenderedAircraftForUpdate);
@@ -441,5 +441,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 this->updateRenderedAircraftView(true);
             }
         }
+
+        void CMappingComponent::ps_settingsChanged()
+        {
+            const CViewUpdateSettings settings = this->m_settings.get();
+            this->m_updateTimer.setInterval(settings.getAircraftUpdateTime().toMs());
+        }
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h
index 4489925bb..18fd74d01 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/mappingcomponent.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "blackcore/network.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
+#include "blackgui/settings/viewupdatesettings.h"
 #include "blackmisc/identifiable.h"
 #include "blackmisc/identifier.h"
 #include "blackmisc/propertyindex.h"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QFrame>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QString>
 #include <Qt>
 
@@ -37,15 +39,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     namespace Simulation { class CSimulatedAircraft; }
 }
 namespace Ui { class CMappingComponent; }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Views { class CCheckBoxDelegate; }
-
     namespace Components
     {
-        class CUpdateTimer;
-
         //! Mappings, models etc.
         class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CMappingComponent :
             public QFrame,
@@ -138,16 +136,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
             BlackMisc::Aviation::CCallsign validateRenderedCallsign() const;
 
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CMappingComponent> ui;
-            bool                                  m_missedRenderedAircraftUpdate = true;
-            QScopedPointer<CUpdateTimer>          m_updateTimer;
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackGui::Settings::TViewUpdateSettings> m_settings { this, &CMappingComponent::ps_settingsChanged }; //!< settings changed
+            bool                                  m_missedRenderedAircraftUpdate = true; //! Rendered aircraft need update
+            QTimer                                m_updateTimer { this };
             BlackGui::Views::CCheckBoxDelegate   *m_currentMappingsViewDelegate = nullptr;
             BlackMisc::CIdentifier                m_identifier;
 
         private slots:
             //! Updated by timer
             void ps_backgroundUpdate();
-        };
 
+            //! Settings have been changed
+            void ps_settingsChanged();
+        };
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.cpp
index 170fe8afb..abb269c2e 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "blackcore/context/contextapplication.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/registercomponent.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
 #include "blackgui/views/identifierview.h"
 #include "ui_registercomponent.h"
@@ -25,12 +24,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
     {
         CRegisterComponent::CRegisterComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QFrame(parent),
-            ui(new Ui::CRegisterComponent),
-            m_updateTimer(new CUpdateTimer("CRegisterComponent", &CRegisterComponent::ps_update, this))
+            ui(new Ui::CRegisterComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
-            m_updateTimer->setUpdateIntervalSeconds(20);
             connect(sGui->getIContextApplication(), &IContextApplication::registrationChanged, this, &CRegisterComponent::ps_update);
+
+            // timer is there just in case something goes wrong
+            connect(&m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CRegisterComponent::ps_update);
+            m_updateTimer.setInterval(30 * 1000);
+            m_updateTimer.start();
         }
 
         CRegisterComponent::~CRegisterComponent()
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.h
index 56b0c4d09..74a73ed0b 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/registercomponent.h
@@ -14,19 +14,18 @@
 
 #include <QFrame>
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 
 class QWidget;
 
 namespace Ui { class CRegisterComponent; }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Components
     {
-        class CUpdateTimer;
-
-        //! Register components in the GUI
+        //! Show registered applications (registered with core) in the GUI
+        //! \sa BlackCore::Context::IContextApplication::getRegisteredApplications
         class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CRegisterComponent :
             public QFrame
         {
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CRegisterComponent> ui;
-            QScopedPointer<CUpdateTimer> m_updateTimer;
+            QTimer m_updateTimer;
         };
 
     } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp
index f61a77c91..7a4d2e5cb 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->setCurrentIndex(0); // 1st tab
             ui->comp_DataLoadOverview->setVisibleDbRefreshButtons(false);
 
-            this->connect(ui->hs_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedAircraftUpdateInterval);
-            this->connect(ui->hs_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedAtcStationsUpdateInterval);
-            this->connect(ui->hs_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedUsersUpdateInterval);
-            this->connect(ui->comp_SettingsGuiGeneral, &CSettingsGuiComponent::changedWindowsOpacity, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedWindowsOpacity);
-
+            connect(ui->comp_SettingsGuiGeneral, &CSettingsGuiComponent::changedWindowsOpacity, this, &CSettingsComponent::changedWindowsOpacity);
             connect(ui->pb_Advanced, &QPushButton::released, this, &CSettingsComponent::ps_overviewButtonClicked);
             connect(ui->pb_Audio, &QPushButton::released, this, &CSettingsComponent::ps_overviewButtonClicked);
             connect(ui->pb_Gui, &QPushButton::released, this, &CSettingsComponent::ps_overviewButtonClicked);
@@ -70,21 +66,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             return ui->comp_AudioSetup->playNotificationSounds();
         }
 
-        int CSettingsComponent::getAtcUpdateIntervalSeconds() const
-        {
-            return ui->hs_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime->value();
-        }
-
-        int CSettingsComponent::getAircraftUpdateIntervalSeconds() const
-        {
-            return ui->hs_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime->value();
-        }
-
-        int CSettingsComponent::getUsersUpdateIntervalSeconds() const
-        {
-            return ui->hs_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime->value();
-        }
-
         void CSettingsComponent::setSettingsTab(CSettingsComponent::SettingTab tab)
         {
             this->setCurrentIndex(static_cast<int>(tab));
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.h
index 7b29955f3..cc491b056 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.h
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! \copydoc CAudioSetupComponent::playNotificationSounds
             bool playNotificationSounds() const;
 
-            //! ATC refresh time
-            int getAtcUpdateIntervalSeconds() const;
-
-            //! Aircraft refresh time
-            int getAircraftUpdateIntervalSeconds() const;
-
-            //! Aircraft refresh time
-            int getUsersUpdateIntervalSeconds() const;
-
         signals:
             //! Change the windows opacity 0..100
             void changedWindowsOpacity(int opacity);
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui
index e4062cbb0..636b206db 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/settingscomponent.ui
@@ -351,138 +351,6 @@
     </property>
     <item>
      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="fl_SettingsGui">
-      <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-       <widget class="QGroupBox" name="gb_ViewRefreshTimes">
-        <property name="title">
-         <string>View refresh times</string>
-        </property>
-        <layout class="QFormLayout" name="fl_ViewRefreshTimes">
-         <item row="0" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime">
-           <property name="toolTip">
-            <string>Aircraft refresh time (5-30s)</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>Aircraft rt (5-30s)</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="0" column="1">
-          <widget class="QSlider" name="hs_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="minimum">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="maximum">
-            <number>30</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="singleStep">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="pageStep">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="value">
-            <number>10</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="orientation">
-            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-           </property>
-           <property name="tickPosition">
-            <enum>QSlider::NoTicks</enum>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime">
-           <property name="toolTip">
-            <string>ATC refresh time (5-30s)</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>ATC rt (5-30s)</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="1" column="1">
-          <widget class="QSlider" name="hs_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="minimum">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="maximum">
-            <number>30</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="singleStep">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="pageStep">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="value">
-            <number>10</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="orientation">
-            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="2" column="0">
-          <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime">
-           <property name="toolTip">
-            <string>User refresh time (5-30s)</string>
-           </property>
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>User rt (5-30s)</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-         <item row="2" column="1">
-          <widget class="QSlider" name="hs_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime">
-           <property name="sizePolicy">
-            <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-             <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-             <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-            </sizepolicy>
-           </property>
-           <property name="minimum">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="maximum">
-            <number>30</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="singleStep">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="pageStep">
-            <number>5</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="value">
-            <number>10</number>
-           </property>
-           <property name="orientation">
-            <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-        <zorder>lbl_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime</zorder>
-        <zorder>lbl_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime</zorder>
-        <zorder>lbl_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime</zorder>
-        <zorder>hs_SettingsGuiUserRefreshTime</zorder>
-        <zorder>hs_SettingsGuiAtcRefreshTime</zorder>
-        <zorder>hs_SettingsGuiAircraftRefreshTime</zorder>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
       <item row="4" column="1">
        <widget class="QWidget" name="qw_SettingsGuiFont" native="true">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="hl_SettingsGuiFontColor">
@@ -514,6 +382,16 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
+       <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CSettingsViewUpdateTimes" name="comp_SettingsGuiRefreshTimes">
+        <property name="minimumSize">
+         <size>
+          <width>0</width>
+          <height>100</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </item>
    </layout>
@@ -635,6 +513,12 @@
    <header>blackgui/components/settingssimulatormessagescomponent.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CSettingsViewUpdateTimes</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/settingsviewupdatetimes.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp
index db33bfc7e..fae87cc23 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         CSimulatorComponent::CSimulatorComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
             CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
-            ui(new Ui::CSimulatorComponent),
-            m_updateTimer(new CUpdateTimer("CSimulatorComponent", &CSimulatorComponent::update, this))
+            ui(new Ui::CSimulatorComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             ui->tvp_LiveData->setIconMode(true);
@@ -49,11 +48,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->addOrUpdateByName("info", "no data yet", CIcons::StandardIconWarning16);
 
             connect(sGui->getIContextSimulator(), &IContextSimulator::simulatorStatusChanged, this, &CSimulatorComponent::ps_onSimulatorStatusChanged);
-            this->setUpdateInterval(getUpdateIntervalMs());
-            if (sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getSimulatorStatus() == 0)
-            {
-                this->stopTimer();
-            }
+            connect(&this->m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CSimulatorComponent::update);
+            this->ps_onSimulatorStatusChanged(sGui->getIContextSimulator()->getSimulatorStatus());
         }
 
         CSimulatorComponent::~CSimulatorComponent()
@@ -132,14 +128,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
         {
             if (status & ISimulator::Connected)
             {
-                int intervalMs = getUpdateIntervalMs();
-                this->m_updateTimer->startTimer(intervalMs);
+                const int intervalMs = getUpdateIntervalMs();
+                this->m_updateTimer.start(intervalMs);
             }
             else
             {
-                this->stopTimer();
-                clear();
-                update();
+                this->m_updateTimer.stop();
+                this->clear();
+                this->update();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.h
index 673e58194..f7151e319 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/simulatorcomponent.h
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
 #include "blackmisc/icons.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QTabWidget>
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Components
     {
-
         //! Simulator component
         class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CSimulatorComponent :
             public QTabWidget,
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             Q_OBJECT
 
         public:
-
             //! Constructor
             explicit CSimulatorComponent(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
@@ -64,15 +62,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Update simulator
             void update();
 
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::setUpdateIntervalSeconds
-            void setUpdateIntervalSeconds(int seconds) { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->setUpdateIntervalSeconds(seconds); }
-
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::setUpdateInterval
-            void setUpdateInterval(int milliSeconds) { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->setUpdateInterval(milliSeconds); }
-
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::stopTimer
-            void stopTimer() { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->stopTimer(); }
-
         private slots:
             //! \copydoc ISimulator::simulatorStatusChanged
             void ps_onSimulatorStatusChanged(int status);
@@ -82,7 +71,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             int getUpdateIntervalMs() const;
 
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CSimulatorComponent> ui;
-            QScopedPointer<CUpdateTimer> m_updateTimer;
+            QTimer m_updateTimer;
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/updatetimer.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/updatetimer.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index efd36eb2f..000000000
--- a/src/blackgui/components/updatetimer.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2013
- * swift project Community / Contributors
- *
- * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
- * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
- * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
- * contained in the LICENSE file.
- */
-
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
-
-namespace BlackGui
-{
-    namespace Components
-    {
-        void CUpdateTimer::initTimers(const QString &name)
-        {
-            this->m_timer = new QTimer(this);
-            this->m_timerSingleShot = new QTimer(this);
-            this->m_timerSingleShot->setSingleShot(true);
-            this->m_timer->setObjectName(name + ":periodically");
-            this->m_timerSingleShot->setObjectName(name + ":singleShot");
-        }
-
-        CUpdateTimer::~CUpdateTimer()
-        {
-            if (this->parent()) { this->disconnect(this->parent()); }
-            this->m_timer->stop();
-            this->m_timerSingleShot->stop();
-        }
-
-        void CUpdateTimer::setUpdateInterval(int milliSeconds)
-        {
-            if (milliSeconds < 100)
-            {
-                this->m_timer->stop();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                this->m_timer->setInterval(milliSeconds);
-                if (!this->m_timer->isActive()) this->m_timer->start();
-            }
-        }
-
-        void CUpdateTimer::fireTimer()
-        {
-            Q_ASSERT(this->m_timerSingleShot);
-            this->m_timer->start(); // restart other timer
-            this->m_timerSingleShot->start(10);
-        }
-    } // namespace
-} // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/updatetimer.h b/src/blackgui/components/updatetimer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 54a272372..000000000
--- a/src/blackgui/components/updatetimer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2013
- * swift project Community / Contributors
- *
- * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
- * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
- * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
- * contained in the LICENSE file.
- */
-
-//! \file
-
-#ifndef BLACKGUI_UPDATETIMER_H
-#define BLACKGUI_UPDATETIMER_H
-
-#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
-
-#include <QDateTime>
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QString>
-#include <QTimer>
-#include <QtGlobal>
-
-namespace BlackGui
-{
-    namespace Components
-    {
-        //! Timer used in components for updates
-        //! \deprecated used at the beginning of the project, likely to be removed in the future
-        class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CUpdateTimer: public QObject
-        {
-            Q_OBJECT
-
-        public:
-            //! Construct a timer which forwards messages to the given slot of parent.
-            template <typename F, typename P>
-            CUpdateTimer(const QString &name, F slot, P *parent) : QObject(parent)
-            {
-                Q_ASSERT(parent);
-                this->initTimers(name);
-                bool c = this->connect(this->m_timer, &QTimer::timeout, parent, slot);
-                Q_ASSERT(c);
-                c = this->connect(this->m_timerSingleShot, &QTimer::timeout, parent, slot);
-                Q_ASSERT(c);
-                Q_UNUSED(c);
-            }
-
-            //! Destructor
-            virtual ~CUpdateTimer();
-
-            //! Date/time of 1/1/1970, used to init timestamp values as "outdated"
-            static const QDateTime &epoch()
-            {
-                static const QDateTime e = QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(0);
-                return e;
-            }
-
-        public slots:
-            //! Update time, time < 100ms stops updates
-            void setUpdateInterval(int milliSeconds);
-
-            //! Update time
-            void setUpdateIntervalSeconds(int seconds) { this->setUpdateInterval(1000 * seconds); }
-
-            //! Stop timer
-            void stopTimer() { this->setUpdateInterval(-1); this->m_timerSingleShot->stop(); }
-
-            //! Start timer
-            void startTimer(int milliSeconds) { this->setUpdateInterval(milliSeconds);}
-
-            //! Fire the timer straight away
-            void fireTimer();
-
-        private:
-            void initTimers(const QString &name); //!< init timers
-            QTimer *m_timer = nullptr;            //!< periodically updating
-            QTimer *m_timerSingleShot = nullptr;  //!< single update
-        };
-    } // ns
-} // ns
-#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp
index bf77a4b68..5419a9816 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 using namespace BlackGui;
 using namespace BlackGui::Views;
+using namespace BlackGui::Settings;
 using namespace BlackCore;
 using namespace BlackCore::Context;
 
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
         CUserComponent::CUserComponent(QWidget *parent) :
             QTabWidget(parent),
             CEnableForDockWidgetInfoArea(),
-            ui(new Ui::CUserComponent),
-            m_updateTimer(new CUpdateTimer("CUserComponent", &CUserComponent::update, this))
+            ui(new Ui::CUserComponent)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
             this->tabBar()->setExpanding(false);
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
             connect(ui->tvp_AllUsers, &CUserView::modelDataChanged, this, &CUserComponent::ps_onCountChanged);
             connect(ui->tvp_Clients, &CClientView::modelDataChanged, this, &CUserComponent::ps_onCountChanged);
             connect(sGui->getIContextNetwork(), &IContextNetwork::connectionStatusChanged, this, &CUserComponent::ps_connectionStatusChanged);
+            connect(&m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &CUserComponent::update);
+            this->ps_settingsChanged();
         }
 
         CUserComponent::~CUserComponent()
@@ -99,7 +101,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
             {
                 ui->tvp_AllUsers->clear();
                 ui->tvp_Clients->clear();
+                this->m_updateTimer.stop();
             }
+            else if (INetwork::isConnectedStatus(to))
+            {
+                this->m_updateTimer.start();
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CUserComponent::ps_settingsChanged()
+        {
+            const CViewUpdateSettings settings = this->m_settings.get();
+            const int ms = settings.getAtcUpdateTime().toMs();
+            this->m_updateTimer.setInterval(ms);
         }
     } // namespace
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.h
index c1bb45d90..a745470d9 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/usercomponent.h
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
 
 #include "blackcore/network.h"
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackgui/settings/viewupdatesettings.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QScopedPointer>
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QtGlobal>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 class QWidget;
 
 namespace Ui { class CUserComponent; }
-
 namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Components
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Update users
             void update();
 
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::setUpdateIntervalSeconds
-            void setUpdateIntervalSeconds(int seconds) { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->setUpdateIntervalSeconds(seconds); }
-
-            //! \copydoc CUpdateTimer::stopTimer
-            void stopTimer() { Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer); this->m_updateTimer->stopTimer(); }
-
         private slots:
             //! Number of elements changed
             void ps_onCountChanged(int count, bool withFilter);
@@ -67,9 +61,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Connection status
             void ps_connectionStatusChanged(BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus from, BlackCore::INetwork::ConnectionStatus to);
 
+            //! Settings have been changed
+            void ps_settingsChanged();
+
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CUserComponent> ui;
-            QScopedPointer<CUpdateTimer> m_updateTimer;
+            QTimer m_updateTimer { this };
+            BlackMisc::CSettingReadOnly<BlackGui::Settings::TViewUpdateSettings> m_settings { this, &CUserComponent::ps_settingsChanged };
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/weathercomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/weathercomponent.h
index 422e92b72..0b46e1dcf 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/weathercomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/weathercomponent.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
 #include "blackgui/components/enablefordockwidgetinfoarea.h"
-#include "blackgui/components/updatetimer.h"
 #include "blackcore/simulator/simulatorsettings.h"
 #include "blackmisc/geo/coordinategeodetic.h"
 #include "blackmisc/identifiable.h"