diff --git a/src/Main/CameraGroup.cxx b/src/Main/CameraGroup.cxx
index a69cebca6..fccba809c 100644
--- a/src/Main/CameraGroup.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/CameraGroup.cxx
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ CameraInfo* CameraGroup::buildCamera(SGPropertyNode* cameraNode)
             parentCameraIndex = i;
         }
         if (_cameras.size() <= parentCameraIndex) {
-            SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT, "CameraGroup::buildCamera: "
+            SG_LOG(SG_VIEW, SG_ALERT, "CameraGroup::buildCamera: "
                    "failed to find parent camera for relative camera!");
             return 0;
         }
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ CameraInfo* CameraGroup::buildGUICamera(SGPropertyNode* cameraNode,
     }
 
     if (!window) { // buildWindow can fail
-      SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_WARN, "CameraGroup::buildGUICamera: failed to build a window");
+      SG_LOG(SG_VIEW, SG_WARN, "CameraGroup::buildGUICamera: failed to build a window");
       return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Main/FGEventHandler.cxx b/src/Main/FGEventHandler.cxx
index 562d80791..936b02fc3 100644
--- a/src/Main/FGEventHandler.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/FGEventHandler.cxx
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ bool FGEventHandler::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,
             (*mouseMotionHandler)(x, y);
         return true;
     case osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RESIZE:
+        SG_LOG(SG_VIEW, SG_DEBUG, "FGEventHandler::handle: RESIZE event " << ea.getWindowHeight() << " x " << ea.getWindowWidth() << ", resizable: " << resizable);
         CameraGroup::getDefault()->resized();
         if (resizable)
           globals->get_renderer()->resize(ea.getWindowWidth(), ea.getWindowHeight());
diff --git a/src/Main/WindowBuilder.cxx b/src/Main/WindowBuilder.cxx
index ceb23b461..cb19eb772 100644
--- a/src/Main/WindowBuilder.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/WindowBuilder.cxx
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ WindowBuilder::makeDefaultTraits(bool stencil)
         traits->supportsResize = false;
         traits->width = screenwidth;
         traits->height = screenheight;
+        SG_LOG(SG_VIEW,SG_DEBUG,"Using full screen size for window: " << screenwidth << " x " << screenheight);
     } else {
         // window
         int w = fgGetInt("/sim/startup/xsize");
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ WindowBuilder::makeDefaultTraits(bool stencil)
             traits->x = ((unsigned)w>screenwidth) ? 0 : (screenwidth-w)/3;
             traits->y = ((unsigned)h>screenheight) ? 0 : (screenheight-h)/3;
         }
+        SG_LOG(SG_VIEW,SG_DEBUG,"Using initial window size: " << w << " x " << h);
     }
     return traits;
 }
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ GraphicsWindow* WindowBuilder::getDefaultWindow()
             ->registerWindow(gc, defaultWindowName);
         return defaultWindow;
     } else {
-        SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT, "getDefaultWindow: failed to create GraphicsContext");
+        SG_LOG(SG_VIEW, SG_ALERT, "getDefaultWindow: failed to create GraphicsContext");
         return 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Main/renderer.cxx b/src/Main/renderer.cxx
index 48b22841c..25ece71de 100644
--- a/src/Main/renderer.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/renderer.cxx
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ FGRenderer::resize( int width, int height )
 {
     int curWidth = _xsize->getIntValue(),
         curHeight = _ysize->getIntValue();
+    SG_LOG(SG_VIEW, SG_DEBUG, "FGRenderer::resize: new size " << width << " x " << height);
     if ((curHeight != height) || (curWidth != width)) {
     // must guard setting these, or PLIB-PUI fails with too many live interfaces
         _xsize->setIntValue(width);
diff --git a/src/Main/splash.cxx b/src/Main/splash.cxx
index c3a0a7d9b..a170a31f1 100644
--- a/src/Main/splash.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/splash.cxx
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static osg::Node* fgCreateSplashCamera()
       tpath = globals->resolve_maybe_aircraft_path(splash_texture);
       if (tpath.isNull())
       {
-          SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_ALERT, "Cannot find splash screen file '" << splash_texture
+          SG_LOG( SG_VIEW, SG_ALERT, "Cannot find splash screen file '" << splash_texture
                   << "'. Using default." );
       }
   }
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ osg::Node* fgCreateSplashNode() {
 
 // Initialize the splash screen
 void fgSplashInit () {
-  SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Initializing splash screen" );
+  SG_LOG( SG_VIEW, SG_INFO, "Initializing splash screen" );
   globals->get_renderer()->splashinit();
 }
 
 void fgSplashProgress ( const char *text ) {
-  SG_LOG( SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Splash screen progress " << text );
+  SG_LOG( SG_VIEW, SG_INFO, "Splash screen progress " << text );
   fgSetString("/sim/startup/splash-progress-text", text);
 }
diff --git a/src/Main/viewmgr.cxx b/src/Main/viewmgr.cxx
index bced660b5..4e4417d34 100644
--- a/src/Main/viewmgr.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/viewmgr.cxx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void
 FGViewMgr::init ()
 {
   if (inited) {
-    SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_WARN, "duplicate init of view manager");
+    SG_LOG(SG_VIEW, SG_WARN, "duplicate init of view manager");
     return;
   }
   
diff --git a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
index 363ea858b..666d64b9c 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ using simgear::TileCache;
 
 FGTileMgr::FGTileMgr():
     state( Start ),
+    last_state( Running ),
     vis( 16000 ),
     _terra_sync(NULL)
 {
@@ -341,7 +342,6 @@ void FGTileMgr::update_queues()
 // disk.
 void FGTileMgr::update(double)
 {
-    SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_DEBUG, "FGTileMgr::update()" );
     SGVec3d viewPos = globals->get_current_view()->get_view_pos();
     double vis = _visibilityMeters->getDoubleValue();
     schedule_tiles_at(SGGeod::fromCart(viewPos), vis);
@@ -373,7 +373,10 @@ int FGTileMgr::schedule_tiles_at(const SGGeod& location, double range_m)
     // do tile load scheduling.
     // Note that we need keep track of both viewer buckets and fdm buckets.
     if ( state == Running ) {
-        SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_DEBUG, "State == Running" );
+        if (last_state != state)
+        {
+            SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_DEBUG, "State == Running" );
+        }
         if (current_bucket != previous_bucket) {
             // We've moved to a new bucket, we need to schedule any
             // needed tiles for loading.
@@ -386,11 +389,12 @@ int FGTileMgr::schedule_tiles_at(const SGGeod& location, double range_m)
         // save bucket
         previous_bucket = current_bucket;
     } else if ( state == Start || state == Inited ) {
-        SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_INFO, "State == Start || Inited" );
+        SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_DEBUG, "State == Start || Inited" );
         // do not update bucket yet (position not valid in initial loop)
         state = Running;
         previous_bucket.make_bad();
     }
+    last_state = state;
 
     return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.hxx b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.hxx
index 7a51f161e..848225b61 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.hxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.hxx
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ private:
 	Running = 2
     };
 
-    load_state state;
-    
+    load_state state, last_state;
+
     // schedule a tile for loading, returns true when tile is already loaded
     bool sched_tile( const SGBucket& b, double priority,bool current_view, double request_time);