The popular Hot Start TBM-900 has been updated for the first time this year, bringing a host of bug fixes and a 'modest' framerate boost to users of the turboprop craft.

Cameron Son of X-Aviation announced the changes via Hot Start's Discord chat server, with the following changelog:

Improvements / New Features

• Got a modest framerate boost by avoiding an inefficient flight plan query every frame.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash when using Vulkan on Windows with an Nvidia GPU
• Updated magnetic model to latest coefficients for the years 2020-2025.
• Updated RealSimGear config file we ship to the latest one and renamed it so it no longer overwrites an existing config file if you had it customized.
• Reduced AP panel knob sensitivity when spun in VR.
• Stiffened up pitch response to desensitize the pitch axis more on approach & in cruise.
• Reworked aileron trim model to be more linear with airspeed.
• Negative-G induced engine flameout was happening way too quickly.
• Limited the amount of pooled up fuel to prevent huge temp spikes during hot starts.

Hot Start's TBM-900 was initially released in October 2018, as one of the most anticipated addons for some time. As it enters its second calendar year of release, however, the product appears to have some competition in the market due out in 2020, with Asobo Studio working on a TBM-930 for their new entry in the Microsoft Flight Simulator series.

To download the update, Son says to download the updated installer from the online store, which you can view here.

The TBM-900 by Hot Start can be found for $64.95 USD on the X-Aviation website.