Thanks for asking this, very understandable. The HMB SR22 is a great freeware aircraft, congrats to folks at HMB on that. Our aircraft is being designed with a different set of goals, as is understandable for the differences between payware vs freeware. Our SR22 is poised to be used for training at many different flight schools, as such we aren't making a typical aircraft. The stability and accuracy of what we do is paramount. The TorqueSim SR22 will shine when compared; we have a team of experienced developers working on the many different aspects aircraft. Some of the various points to highlight briefly:
- Level of fidelity: we have a fully custom engine model, custom TKS model, custom oxygen, custom electrical, to just scratch the surface.
- Our 3D model and textures are some of highest quality ever made for an X-Plane aircraft.
- A fully custom-recorded and professionally developed FMOD sound pack. We have spent hundreds of hours recording and mastering the sounds to be perfect in-sim.
- Our flight model has been professionally developed and is tuned to perform exactly like the real aircraft.
- Maintenance and wear simulation: hundreds of different components are simulated to wear over time, proper care in flying is completely necessary.
- Properly tuned for performance. We have many years of combined X-Plane experience, as such we know quite a bit on performance tuning. We are making sure to multithread as much as possible for optimal performance.
- Synthetic vision on the G1000 along with numerous other improvements upon the base G1000
- Flight testing and validation, we are working with a team of real pilots and testers to get all the details ironed out and everything to be precise and working.
- This and a bunch, bunch more features that we are still working on
If these features aren't what you are looking for in X-Plane, the HMB is a fine alternative. We are confident our aircraft will stand its own.