The Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (ICAO: KTRM) is located in the Coachella Valley—known as the Desert Resorts Region, the City of Palm Springs. 70nm up north San Diego and 115 nm east from Los Angeles LAX. KTRM is 115 feet (35 m) BELOW mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 8,500 by 150 feet (2,591 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 4,995 by 100 feet (1,522 x 30 m). You'll also find FBO's, Civil Air Patrol (CAP),Riverside County Sheriff Thermal Heliport (ICAO: 1CA2), flight school and of course avionics and mechanics shop.
Author's note
As for all of my MSFS mod, this small scenery is made from a pilot-eyes perspective. FBO's has changed a lot this last years at Thermal: Desert Jet Center Landmark, Ross Aviation, Thermal Aviation Self-serve, Signature... and I wanted to keep all these names although it's not anymore as real as it get, today Sept'22. Let me know what you think.
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. I did my best based on online video and online pictures.
900+ objects have been added to the default scenery to make in more live and bring a touch of an active area. If you have local pictures to help being more accurate, let me know!
Features
- All taxiway markings verified and redesigned if needed.
- Fix VASI 2-box (Runway 17) and Papi 4-light (runway 35)
- Fix VASI 2-light Papi (runway 12-30)
- Fix the color of re-asphalted taxiways and runway, add weathered asphalt
- Fix and add correct windsocks
- Fix circuit pattern correct position
- Reveal the compass rose at Desert Jet Center
- Add generic buildings to replace autogen MSFS
- Add the "new" Desert Jet FBO which doesn't appeared on Bing satellite imagery
- Add Signature FBO. Remark: I voluntary keep Ross Aviation and Landmark Aviation big signs on hangars.
- Add Riverside County Sheriff Thermal Heliport (ICAO: 1CA2)
- Add new textured Thermal Self-Serve fuel tanks.
- No extra library or depedencies required.
How to install?
Unzip the file into your Community folder. Keep the folder structure from the zip (\AirportServices \ContentInfo, \MaterialLibs, \scenery, layout.json and manifest.json at the root directory). Once installed go to KTRM as usual, the scenery is overlayed over the existing default one.
If you love my amateur work you should also consider my other US sceneries and MSFS Bush Trip :
- KMYF Montgomery Field: https://flightsim.to/file/5856/montgomery-gibbs-exec-airport-taxiway-fix-and-many-more
- KRNM Ramona: https://flightsim.to/file/25710/ramona-krnm
- KSEE Gillespie: https://flightsim.to/file/36679/gillespie-field-ksee
- KOKB Oceanside: https://flightsim.to/file/37328/oceanside-box-maxwell-memorial-airfield-kokb
- KSDM Brown Field Muni : https://flightsim.to/file/38035/brown-field-muni-kdsm
- L08 Borrego Valley Airport : https://flightsim.to/file/38247/san-diego-borrego-valley-l08
- The Bush Trip "San Diego VFR Transition" : https://flightsim.to/file/6276/vfr-transitions-at-san-diego
- L52 Oceano https://flightsim.to/file/24371/l52-oceano
- Farwest'19 Bush Trip https://flightsim.to/file/5502/farwest-2019-bush-trip
Requirements
- Free stocked MSFS installed : Sedona and Stewarts
- World Update II (USA) and X (USA)
Known bugs
- Some Blue poles on apron and taxiways
5 days ago
DC6Pilot
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vbazillio
bantha121
1 months ago
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vbazillio
zeronoshoten
Brilliant work as always. Thanks for sharing.
5 months ago
OzzyKym
Nice one! Explored the surroundings and found a track like structure : it is the Thermal Club. Driving for the wealthy?
5 months ago
mdamstel
How about Placerville?
10 months ago
I have no clue of this field (except by looking in Foreflight) ;) Never flew there...
10 months ago
vbazillio
Greazer
You're the best!
1 years ago
Godzilla32
Thank you so much! It's my local airport where I do flight training.
1 years ago
Enjoy and let me know if you have cool pictures of signs or anything specific to this airport. Share your feedback as a local!
1 years ago
vbazillio
Uncletucker11
Another outstanding scenery mod Vincent! Just one observation: there seems to be no control tower, although when looking at the airport, on Google Earth, I can't see one on there either. I'm assuming that there must be a tower but a low building and not the usual 'tower' type of construction!
1 years ago
Thank you! Glad you enjoy my work!
I don't get your point regarding the ATC tower existing... or not. There's no tower building nor ATC frequency at KTRM. It's air to air (CTAF/Unicom).
1 years ago
vbazillio
DerekSanders
Another awesome airport! Thanks so much for creating all these great add-ons.
1 years ago
DennyAtkin
Great as always, Your airports are really good.
Any chance of Twentynine Palms (KTNP) or/and Agua Dulce (L70)
1 years ago
Thanks!
PS: KTPN has a great recreation by Aerosoft, isn't it?
1 years ago
vbazillio
NEILCM
Took the quick hop from Bermuda Dunes Airport (KUDD) over to J.Cochran (KTRM) landing on rwy 17. Your awesome work is very recognizable. You have made flying in this area much more enjoyable!
1 years ago
55tom55
I made the initial request for this airport and the scenery is outstanding! It changes the lifeless satellite image with no buildings into a very good replica of the real airport. Thank you very much for making this airport with such attention to detail.
1 years ago
loikkio
More AWESOME work!! THANK YOU!!!!
1 years ago
browns11
Thanks again, your scenary's are amongst the best available, and better than a lot of payware. YHour love of aviation really shines through.
1 years ago
Car147