Guess where we just landed (yup, I obscured the Waypoint Identifier...) earlier today....
How about KTRM, Jacqueline Cochran Regional in Thermal, CA?
Yup - KTRM - Thermal, CA. I forgot to obscure that one field, dang it!
Flew down through the smoke from Big Bear to have a look at an airplane for the magazine. First time I can recall landing below Sea Level, so I had to snap a picture.....and yes, it was too dang hot. Even after parking inside a hangar, in the shade, for two hours, the prop blade roots were too hot to touch, so we had to put a fan on the intakes for twenty minutes.
I grew up preheating airplanes - never had to pre-cool them before!
Paul
Must be lower than -120MSL.....appears to be about 1.15G
Very nice gals (twin sisters) running that FBO just West of the field. An enjoyable and hospitable place to stop. Climbing back over the hill on the way out ought to be easier in the RV than a 172 though.