freeware San Diego Ocotillo Wells (L90)

[vbazillio 2,275]

Ocotillo Airport (L90) is located in Ocotillo Wells, San Diego County, California.It features two runways with dirt surfaces. The first runway, 13/31, measures 4.210 by 150 feet (1,283 x 46 m), while the second runway 9/27 is 2,330 by 150 feet (710 x 46 m). on’t expect taxi sign, runway lights and even edge marking. The airport is surrounded by hills, adding a unique challenge for pilots. The airport sees an average of 60 aircraft operations per month, primarily transient general aviation and even some military. You can meet Osprey blowing sand here! Free to download at https://flightsim.to/file/69641/ocotillo-wells-airport-l90

Historically, during World War II, the airport was used by the US Navy and was known as Naval Outlying Field, Ocotillo Dry Lake1. It served as a training base and supported various operations. The airport was returned to the county in 1956.

This airport, with its dirt runways and surrounding hills, offers a unique flying experience that blends history and challenge. It’s the latest of the 8 aviation facilities owned by the County of San Diego included in the collection https://flightsim.to/collection/35/san-diego-general-aviation-airports

It didn’t take time to build hangars and airport’s buildings. There’s none  And the two runways lied on a dry lake. The surface is soft or sandy depending of the condition. It’s hard to identify the runway from the ground.

Ocotillo ends my amateur task to covered all small General Aviation airports managed by the San Diego County. Palomar (KCRQ) and San Diego International are covered by commercial product. For the rest, feel free to test my freeware sceneries: https://flightsim.to/profile/vbazillio

Hope you'll enjoy ! Feel free to share your feedback, there's a lot of room for improvement.

More pic available in the screenshots section: 

 

Edited February 22 by vbazillio

[Dermot McClusky 506]

Looks fantastic, great work! 

[regis9 4,028]

Amazing!  And you got them all 😀

[edpatino 1,970]

Something in the middle of nowhere. Good work

Edited February 22 by edpatino

[sniper31 646]

Great work Vincent! I used to ride ATV's out in the Ocatillo Wells area when I was a teenager, so this will have a little nostalgia for me 😁

[Stefti 16]

Thanks a lot for your work Vincent

Funny to see a guy from Paris showing me who lives here, parts of this beautiful (and expensive) part of the world, trough the lenses of MSFS 2020

We truly have  a natural Disney land at our foot steps that we barely see or  enjoy

Amazing!

 

 

  

 

[vbazillio 2,275]

18 hours ago, regis9 said:

And you got them all

And YOU got them all 😉

[vbazillio 2,275]

14 hours ago, Stefti said:

Funny to see a guy from Paris showing me who lives here, parts of this beautiful (and expensive) part of the world, trough the lenses of MSFS 2020

In 2009, my friend (FAA/CAA/EASA cFI) invited me to fly with him from San Diego to Vancouver and back via Vegas, Monument Valley, Sedona... etc... It tough me everything there. We were 2 planes, 4 friends discovering this area piloting our plane. And falling in love of the west coast. At that moment, it could have been a trip of a lifetime. 6 months later, I came back and flew again. And again and again.15+ years later, I think I've done 15+ Farwest trip (the name I give of these flight trip) with friend or with my familly. I may have done more flight trips in US than in Europe 😉

I land or take-off from these airports (IRL), piloting a C172 or PA28: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=fr&z=3&ll=33.137551,-28.476562&spn=91.898363,108.984375&om=1&msid=101629012142706279291.000001121af1f42980ddf&msa=0

I love flying there (easy!) and that's why I spend so much energy recreating awesome airfields of this area in MSFS.

Edited February 23 by vbazillio

[Ilari Kousa 116]

This airport is featured in King Schools' VFR comms training course. It's unique, real remote as John puts it.

[cianpars 1,171]

California is a great place to fly and has lots of photoscenery as well as a few addons I have downloaded such as water fixes, cityscapes and of course most of your airports.  San Diego is very well catered for by defaults, but your addons make a big difference.  Thanks again for all the hard work you are doing Vincent. I'm sure it is greatly appreciated by the whole community.

[Stefti 16]

And for those who dare there’s Blackinton 2CA4 here in valley center

Just a neighborhood “cul de sac”turned into an airport where you can live and fly in and out of it !!

 

 

 

Edited February 24 by Stefti