Torrey Pines Gliderport (CA84)

Situated high above the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, near La Jolla, CA, the Torrey Pines Gliderport is a favorite spot for hang-gliding and parasailing. The prevailing westerly winds hit the cliffs creating strong updrafts. The airport was originally created in 1930 and used for many years for gliders and sailplanes, which only come out on special event days now.

The "airport" is a dirt strip. I have laid down a runway with slighly different dirt color so it is visible from the air and oriented it as closesly to the original as possible. The runway is 9/27 but is off by 20+ degrees due to orientation. I have left the bouncy dirt path so be prepared. Ultralights and STOLs are recommended.

I have also made improvements to the immediate area: removing vegetation from the cliffs and the surrounding buildings and parking lots; removing "obelisk" palm trees and replacing a few of them with real Mexican Palms; including a few gliders and their carriers.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The installation folder has been renamed to be more standard. If you have previously installed this mod, be sure to delete the folder torreypinesgliderport-ca84-airport.

Version 2.1

Compiled to work with Sim Update 7. Added taxiways and an apron (required for airports now) but still with a dirt texture. Added a tarped fence, some picnic tables and realigned the gliders and carriers.

Version 2.0

Changed runway surface to a more natural dirt texture. Updated terrain to remove satellite imagery of cars and other objects. Add a 3D cafe and cars in the parking lot and along the cliffs to the north. Removed bumps and other anomalies.

Version 1.1

Cleaned up more vegetation and roads. Compiled to work with Sim Update 6.

Version 1.0

Initial release.

Integrates with La Jolla, CA Coastal Enhancements

Download and unzip, placing the resulting folder into your community folder.

Install https://flightsim.to/file/1923/mikea-at-assetpack if you want to see the gliders and carriers.