Not surprisingly, coverage of and community reaction to, the SMO flight school voluntary night time pattern flying reduction tops the news (see also the previous CASMAT post): Setting the record straight (Santa Monica Daily Press – Dec 29, 2011)Flight Schools…
Airport Open House
The airport is holding an open house this Saturday Dec 10 (10AM – 2PM) designed to inform the public about the airport. This open house is a prelude to phase 2 of the city’s airport visioning process which will consist…
SMO in the News
The airport visioning process, and the public perception of flaws in that process, continue to be the focus as far as SMO is concerned. In particular the city is now questioning the role of the airport commission and that of…
Analysis of SMO Flight Traffic Oct/Nov 2011
Conducted during 4 days in October and November, 2011. A total 269 flights were observed. Averaged over all four days, 61% of all traffic was flight school and training related. On Friday November 18, Justice Aviation alone accounted for 59% of all…
Lead in Aviation Fuel
At the recent Ocean Park Association Airport Event, Mr. Joe Justice (owner of Justice Aviation, the largest flight school at SMO) publicly stated that residents should not worry about the lead pollution caused by SMO flight traffic, and that it…
SMO in the News
Below are links to various articles relating to SMO in the news recently. In particular the “Not Flying so High” link describes the work of CASMAT volunteers. Link:Hearing takes aim at SMO pollution (Santa Monica Daily Press – Dec 2,…
Flight Schools Agree to Reduce Night Pattern Flying
As a result of community pressure, flight schools at SMO have agreed to a voluntary reduction in pattern flying activity during the evenings. The following was the official city press release today: SANTA MONICA AIRPORT FLIGHT SCHOOLS AGREE TO IMPLEMENT…