Never knew there was a landing strip out there but then....why not. Thanks for the ride...that island is so much bigger than I thought having only visited the little town via boat. And I guess I didn't know Palm Springs was BELOW sea level. Who knew.
Palm Springs is at 476 ft above sea level. Bermuda Dunes airport SE of Palm Springs is at +76 ft and further SE is Thermal Airport at -114'. The terrain slopes down to the southeast toward the Salton Sea, which is at -226 ft. Death Valley is about that level. Furnace Creek airport in Death Valley is at -212 ft, the lowest airport in the US. Thermal is the 2nd lowest. Us aviators pay attention to elevations out of necessity... 🙂 I'm glad you liked the video.
Oh that was great ! What a different place to land for you, very cool ! I’ve always wanted to go to the island and almost did a few years ago but the weather was bad so thanks for showing me, it looks beautiful!
Thanks Pat. It was a fantastic trip and visit to the island. My wife and I flew out there in mid January 2021 and were disappointed to find everything closed for renovation, so I had to go back to have one of their famous Buffalo burgers. 😄 It was great!! 👍
Love it; thank you.
Fun! Thanks!
Never knew there was a landing strip out there but then....why not. Thanks for the ride...that island is so much bigger than I thought having only visited the little town via boat. And I guess I didn't know Palm Springs was BELOW sea level. Who knew.
Palm Springs is at 476 ft above sea level. Bermuda Dunes airport SE of Palm Springs is at +76 ft and further SE is Thermal Airport at -114'. The terrain slopes down to the southeast toward the Salton Sea, which is at -226 ft. Death Valley is about that level. Furnace Creek airport in Death Valley is at -212 ft, the lowest airport in the US. Thermal is the 2nd lowest. Us aviators pay attention to elevations out of necessity... 🙂 I'm glad you liked the video.
Oh that was great ! What a different place to land for you, very cool ! I’ve always wanted to go to the island and almost did a few years ago but the weather was bad so thanks for showing me, it looks beautiful!
Thanks Pat. It was a fantastic trip and visit to the island. My wife and I flew out there in mid January 2021 and were disappointed to find everything closed for renovation, so I had to go back to have one of their famous Buffalo burgers. 😄 It was great!! 👍
@@jimhefner Hey I remember that 2021 trip !