[Freeware] San Diego Borrego (L08)

[vbazillio 2,224]

Borrego Valley Airport (ICAO: L08) is a county-owned public airport three miles east of Borrego Springs, in San Diego County, California, United States. Its one runway (8/26) is 5,011 x 75 ft (1,527 x 23 m) asphalt, CTAF/Unicom and host onsite restaurant “The Propeller Bar & Grill”.

Download for free : https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08

Author’s note
As for all of my MSFS mod, this small scenery is made from a pilot-eyes perspective. In real, I’m a Plus One Flyers member and mostly fly from Montgomery Field (KMYF). I’m real PPL, but a rookie amateur scenery developer: this mod is made with 99% of MSFS default objects library and feature massive number of details. The scenery is inspired by aerial views from Bing and Google maps. It’s a mix between the satellite imagery displayed from MSFS and more accurate data found on Internet. Unfortunately, there’s no taxiway information nor in Jeppesen, FAA or Foreflight data. I did my best based on online video and online pictures. Hundreds of objects have been added to the default scenery to make in more live and bring a touch of an active area.

Borrego? The place-to-be for aerobatics
The International Aerobatic Club (IAC) has a practice and competition area just north of the airport (see white ground markings). Aerobatic pilots from California and the southwest US regularly use it for practice and major competitive events; Two annual competitions are sponsored by the San Diego Aerobatic Club, in April and October. Jump into your CAP 10 or Pitts!

Features

• All taxiway markings verified and redesigned if needed. Mostly position correction and add of “Extended center line” at holding point.
• Fix the solar farm north of the field with handplaced solar panels
• Fix the color of re-asphalted taxiways and runway
• Fix and add correct windsocks
• Fix circuit pattern correct position
• Reveal the BORREGO letters marking on ground
• Reveal and improve the solar farm north of the field
• Add generic buildings to replace autogen MSFS: hangars, admin building, The Propeler restaurant and its upper deck…
• Add AWOS frequency 126.575
• Add Unicom 122.8
• Add PAPI’s at correct position

If you love the San Diego area, you should also consider my other sceneries:

• KMYF Montgomery Field: San Diego Montgomery - Gibbs Exec Airport (KMYF) » Microsoft Flight Simulator
• KRNM Ramona: San Diego Ramona (KRNM) » Microsoft Flight Simulator
• KSEE Gillespie: San Diego Gillespie Field (KSEE) » Microsoft Flight Simulator
• KOKB Oceanside: San Diego Oceanside (Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield) (KOKB) » Microsoft Flight Simulator
• KSDM Brown Field Muni : San Diego Brown Field Muni (KSDM) » Microsoft Flight Simulator
• The Bush Trip “San Diego VFR Transition” : San Diego VFR Transitions » Microsoft Flight Simulator

Borrego Valley (L08) is available for free : https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08

[Mets737 192]

I'm really loving your work and these awesome freeware sceneries! Thank you and keep up the great work! I hope you continue to create more of these SoCal airports! 

 

[NismoRR 191]

Agree! Love these airports in So Cal, especially L08, as this is where I soloed to during flight training from KHMT Hemet. Hint, hint…😉😉 Really appreciate these gems you’ve been releasing. 

[ryanbatc 12,770]

Ok ok I get it....I need to login to Pilot Edge again lol!

Thank you for all of these!

[vbazillio 2,224]

Thanks to Ryu for the trailer! What a great community.

[vbazillio 2,224]

L08 Borrego Valley Airport small update v1.1.3 available for free at : https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08

• Add telecom tower north of the field
• Add Electric poles surrounding
• Add all fences to close the field

Free to download at : https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08

[Waldo Pepper 1,952]

I'm a very simple man,  when I see you release something,  I download it.  😁

 /Looks like glider country anyway,   right up my alley.

[vbazillio 2,224]

New version 1.1.4 has just been uploaded at https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08

• Add new marking and textures on car park
• New texture (cracked) on apron
• Add new patches on apron
• Redesign the big BORREGO marking
• Add the number “1” on the east helipad
• Add “The Propeller” marking on rooftop
• Fix ModelLibs and MaterialLibs path name

 

Edited March 5, 2023 by vbazillio

[bobcat999 8,434]

My god man - do you ever sleep?  Sincere thanks for this! 

[vbazillio 2,224]

59 minutes ago, bobcat999 said:

My god man - do you ever sleep?  Sincere thanks for this! 

You're welcome. Once you get how to do it, it's quite easy to make updates thanks to the community who provide a lot of tutos and the embedded MSFS Scenery Editor which is quite powerful. 

Edited March 5, 2023 by vbazillio

[bobcat999 8,434]

2 hours ago, vbazillio said:

You're welcome. Once you get how to do it, it's quite easy to make updates thanks to the community who provide a lot of tutos and the embedded MSFS Scenery Editor which is quite powerful. 

Yes, for such detailed airports, your file sizes are very small.

[salasnet 95]

2 hours ago, vbazillio said:

You're welcome. Once you get how to do it, it's quite easy to make updates thanks to the community who provide a lot of tutos and the embedded MSFS Scenery Editor which is quite powerful. 

Do you have tutorials you have created too? I would love to see a series watching you create from scratch.

[vbazillio 2,224]

19 minutes ago, salasnet said:

Do you have tutorials you have created too? I would love to see a series watching you create from scratch.

No offense, but I have already a very limited time to build scenery 😉 So, creating tuto's would required more and more. Not to mention that I still consider myself as a very amateur and can't barely teach anything compared to so much pro and experience builder all around there. If you were above my shoulder you would laugh at me practising Blender 😉

If you're curious, just have a look at the lower paragraph of my blog post on my Agua Dulce : https://20-100-video.blogspot.com/2023/01/agua-dulce-l70-microsoft-flight.html (any translation tool will help you catching the meaning).

[vbazillio 2,224]

Last updated version replaces the too small numbers on the runway with a more realistic one. It fixes also the Distance Markings only visible on runway 26. And eventually add some minor fix and enhancement at the fuel station. Enjoy for free: https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08

[Juliett Alfa Romeo 508]

Hopefully (it would be a shot in the foot if ASOBO doesn't do it...) the MSFS 2020 scenery would be compatible with 2024.

Well done!