freeware Kern Valley Airport (L05)

[vbazillio 2,234]

L05 is located in Southern California, in the southern Sierra Mountains. In the stunning area of Lake Isabella, Kern Valley Airport is great little airport, with a single 3'500 ft (1067 meters) runway. You will enjoy on camping for pilot flying in, next to the Kern River, with its own parking and taxiway. Don't forget the iconic onsite Kern Airport cafe! For helo addicts, Kern Valley has a helipad used by the U.S. Forest Service where you can do firefighting operations.

Enjoy for free
https://flightsim.to/file/52156/kern-valley-airport-l05

Kern Valley Airport was one of my favorite small airfield in FSx/P3D. Nor only because of the great rendition by Orbx but also because the region was stunning: Isabella lake, Kern river, the south of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the runway into the valley. It’s also a pilot’s challenge due to the high altitude + high temperature. Did I mention the wind also?

Features

• Add the iconic Kern Cafe custom building
• Add the sloped parking area
• Add parallel wire ropes/cable on main apron to secure your aircraft
• Add tents and redesign the camp ground
• Add the only taxiway sign (you have to find it 🙂 )
• Add perimeter fence (most... still WIP, almost done)
• Add numerous objects in front of the Cafe : iconic weather report stone, commemorative sign, playground, welcome sign
• Add the segmented circle for the Windsock
• Add helipads starting position
• Delete all (unreal) autogen taxiway signs
• Enhanced the terraforming
• Replace all default autogen buildings
• Reposition taxiways and markings
• Reveal the "ELEV 2614" marking on the taxiway
• Clean up the shore and watermask of Lake Isabella close to the airport
• Fix the traffic pattern location: right for both side because of the mountain on east side

The scenic view. Approach is awesome

"Welcome Pilots" don't forget to pay tie down & fees upon arrival

Kern Valley airport has also its own heliport

Enjoy fire fighting operations

Kern Valley has a campground dedicated for pilots and their plane: your taxiway + your parking

Caution, there's a sloped parking area. Secure your plane!

Enjoy for free: https://flightsim.to/file/52156/kern-valley-airport-l05

Edited March 25, 2023 by vbazillio

[bvdboomen 256]

Looking good Vincent. Thank you for your efforts.

[bernd1151 5,855]

Excellent, thank you so much !!

[btacon 1,790]

Vincent, your grace knows no bounds. 

Thank you and may God Bless all your days and your beautiful handiwork!

-Braun

Edited March 25, 2023 by btacon

[regis9 4,014]

Thank you for your great work!  This looks like a beautiful area of California that I haven’t spent much sim time in yet, that’s about to change! 

[V1ROTA7E 718]

Thank you for these beautiful airfields. Is that map indicative that you're going to make KMPI too? 😁😁

Edited March 25, 2023 by V1ROTA7E

[vbazillio 2,234]

Thank you all!

33 minutes ago, V1ROTA7E said:

Is that map indicative that you're going to make KMPI too?

I was thinking of it. Don't know if it worth the energy. I have some personal material (videos, pics, flew there 2 or 3 times) but still wandering if there's something to reproduce iconic and interesting finally.

[ryanbatc 12,846]

Wow each release is a solid improvement of quality from the last.  Thank you so much!

[FreeBird(Josh) 314]

Thank You

 

 

Edited March 25, 2023 by FreeBird(Josh)

[Breeze 17]

Thank you Vincent!  You are becoming a legend.  I fly your airports all the time.  Don't want to fly anywhere else. 

[Simtech95382 24]

Vince, a superb creation. I must say I had a few moments of trepidation with your  scenery. I spawned at the "campground" and looked around and didn't  see any of the details I expected to see. I rebooted, ensured the scenery and libraries were loaded. I reread your fs.to post remarking that WU II and WU X were needed.  I downloaded them. Still no weather rock, no signs. Then I utilized the drone and finally discovered that your masterpiece really centered on the opposite end of the airfield. Wow.. Great job.. Having fun utilizing it as the base for the Tweety bird and AN-2. Thank you for your hard work. I even fly routinely from  KSEE  to L05. Nice trip. Thank you for all you do. 

[CapnCrunch 89]

Thank-you Vincent, another scenery that was worth waiting for. What a great little spot to visit. Definitely had my hands full on takeoff and landing today with the turbulence and gusting winds.

Aside from some minor LOD popping from the segmented circle around the wind sock, everything renders great - crisp textures everywhere and very FPS friendly too.

Love that static Stearman. Didn't get a look at the Cal Fire helo but that could just be my settings.

[Bert Pieke 7,585]

Lovely airport! 🙂

[Sky_Pilot071 580]

Nice job.  I'm only 50 miles from Kern Valley.

sp

[Malaromane 421]

@vbazillio Your airports just keeps getting better and better. Thank you.