Spinoza San Gabriel Valley (KEMT) MSFS Review: Worth Buying?

The Microsoft Flight Simulator marketplace just expanded its Southern California airfield network for flight simmers looking to fly beneath the San Gabriel Mountains and explore the busy Los Angeles basin! Today, we take an honest, in-depth look at Spinoza’s brand-new release of San Gabriel Valley Airport (KEMT) in El Monte, Los Angeles County, renowned as a premier hub for general aviation cross-country flights and pilot training.

In this structured marketplace breakdown, we dive into the details to evaluate whether this historic Southern California GA destination deserves a spot in your virtual flight logs:

✈️ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GA HUB & HISTORIC TRAINING GROUND: Located just outside Los Angeles' busy Class Bravo airspace, San Gabriel Valley Airport (formerly known as El Monte Airport and originally Hayward Army Airfield in 1942) is one of the most active general aviation hubs in the region, facilitating over 160,000 operations annually. In this review, we examine Spinoza's custom rendition—from the control tower weathering, static helicopters, and night lighting, to world update library dependencies and apron details—to help you decide if it's the right base for your VFR flying.

Will you be adding San Gabriel Valley Airport to your Southern California route network, or are you skipping this release? What is your favorite GA base to fly out of in the LA basin? Let me know in the comments below!

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📹 Other marketplace additions
New activities: https://youtu.be/xNksAKLljRI
New aircrafts: https://youtu.be/EVYnQSfycug

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