IRIS Simulations Diamond Star XLS OUT!!!

**Cag40Navy** · February 6th, 2010, 11:58

just found it today!

click HERE!

**IanP** · February 6th, 2010, 11:59

Looks nice.

My budget has been blown for the next three months in the very non-FS related way, but that's on the ever-extending list.

***falcon409*** · February 6th, 2010, 12:31

Yep, same here, I tried to make an online purchase yesterday and had my card declined, lol. . .guess I'm outta luck for the foreseeable future. Looks awesome though. Nice job David and Team!!:salute:

**Smudge** · February 6th, 2010, 13:21

Thanks for posting the heads up..at 3am this morning I didn't feel like doing it..lol. Anyway, here's some accompanying images from the site..

All it needs is guns on the wings and it'll fit right in!

***Txmmy83*** · February 6th, 2010, 13:37

looks nice Smudge,
looks like another definate purchase

does it have a Paintkit ?

**calypsos** · February 6th, 2010, 13:38

That looks a nice model, but sorry (it must be an age thing

) that looks a very ugly and characterless subject aircraft. I am sure plenty here under 40 will disagree though!

**strykerpsg** · February 6th, 2010, 13:50

Looks nice! Now maybe they'll finish some of their older products in the works.....F-111, T-6B and F-35....love their work.

Matt

**ryanbatc** · February 6th, 2010, 13:52

Hows the G1000? Is it a default gauge?

**Smudge** · February 6th, 2010, 13:53

lol, this is one of the older projects in the works....it's been sitting on my hard drive for about a year now... and yes it comes with a paintkit...

**stiz** · February 6th, 2010, 13:58

anyone else notice the shameless plug on the post it note?

**Cag40Navy** · February 6th, 2010, 14:09

i cant wait to buy it myself

**CG_1976** · February 6th, 2010, 14:13

Im thinkin of buying her but id loose her in the Snow

up here in the Arctic. Excellent job Iris.

**Smudge** · February 6th, 2010, 15:03

The G1000 is the default unit modded to include the engine management layout of the DA-40.

I'm hoping to further expand the unit in time.

**ryanbatc** · February 6th, 2010, 17:34

Thanks

**CodyValkyrie** · February 6th, 2010, 19:54

Dave, this aircraft is beautiful. I would highly recommend this aircraft folks. There is nothing I can find at this time that I don't like. The night lighting is simply stunning.

**mohawk3** · February 7th, 2010, 00:44

Great creation...especially that punk looking guy in the 'Air Force Academy' aircraft :salute:

**bstolle** · February 7th, 2010, 01:00

How is the framerate?
Even the standard Beech Baron with the glass cockpit is giving me already a noticable frameratedrop and the F1 Citation Mustang I even returned for that reason...

**Smudge** · February 7th, 2010, 02:53

Framerates are really system dependant.. I'm running a Core i7 with 6Gb DDR3 RAM, an NVidia 9600GT with 1Gb on board RAM and Win 7 Premium 64 Bit and I get 30FPS locked using default scenery...the more complex an area I visit, the less FPS I have.

However, with that being said, the aircraft has high res textures, 4096 for the main fus map and 2048 for the wings, and all that in 32 bit so it might take a bit of a texture load hit.

Again, the other item that MAY cause FPS loss will be the G1000, it displays in 1024 pixels for each MFD. Decreasing your pixel_size value in the panel.cfg for the PFD and MFD may help, but at the cost of gauge resolution.

At the end of the day, it's tested on a fairly good FSX machine with no problems, however there are plenty of tips and tweaks to try in order to find that happy balance between visuals and performance based on an individuals machine.

**bstolle** · February 7th, 2010, 03:06

Thanx for this informative explanation

Guess this one won't work on my PC.
However as I LOVE your excellent Christen Eagle, I'm luckily not missing too much.
The Eagle is for sure one of the very best GA planes available!!
Curious what the other GA planes will be...

**Smudge** · February 7th, 2010, 06:02

Guys, I've just uploaded a new version of the DA-40 to the IRIS server.. If you've bought it, log into the store and re-download your executable for Version 1.05.
Thanks to one of the new guys on the IRIS forum who flies the DA-40, we were able to address these minor issues quite quickly..

The changelog for 1.0 to 1.05 is below..

Current Version 1.05 (8th February 2010)

Reserve ASI white ‘flap’ limitation markings added.
G-1000 MFD and PFD now power up on battery only, no avionics power required.
G-1000 ASI values now match those shown in the AFM.
Rudder effectiveness increased and now match correct values.
Parasite drag scalar increased to 1.2 for more accurate cruise speed.

Please note that the green status lights on the external lighting panel are there for practical purposes to aid simmers in determining if a particular switch is on. This is NOT on the real aircraft and we are aware of that fact. It is included for your benefit.

Happy Travels..

**Matt Wynn** · February 7th, 2010, 07:20

Attachment 29264

One of many i'm sure.... just getting a few done fictional style then will release a pack...

**flaviossa** · February 7th, 2010, 11:33

It´s a beauty, but a FPS killer. My fps occilates badly with this. Going from 15 to 60 in a question of miliseconds in a sparse scenery. And sttutes too. Did a "defrag" after the installation of it to make it better, but didn´t help much.
I did the same flight using the Diamond Star and the Eaglesoft Citation X 2.0 and it went smooth with the second. Maybe a patch in the future for better performance??
And i don´t know if it has anything to do, but the time to FSX loads a flight with the Diamond Star takes forever!!!!!! Not happening with other pay aircrafts.
For the rest, i´m completely satisfied, it flies very well.