The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during March 2013:Staff Proposed Landing Fee Rate – fees doubled & charged to all! (SMGov.net, March 31, 2013)Flight school fears higher landing fees at SMO (Santa Monica Daily Press, Mar…
SMO in the News – February 2013
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during February 2013:Airports big and small may feel effects of federal budget feud (LA Times, Feb 28, 2013)Ambitious greenhouse gas cuts approved (Santa Monica Daily Press, Feb 27, 2013)FAA Eyes…
SMO in the News – January 2013
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during January 2013:The Latest Lunacy on Noise at Santa Monica Airport (Calpilots.org , Jan 31, 2013)“Champion” of Airport Neighbors to Represent SM in State Senate (SM Lookout, Jan 31, 2013)SMO…
CASMAT Petition Results
The CASMAT petition in support of the Airport Commission recommendations has now closed. In all there were a total of 1,812 signatures. After eliminating duplicate signatures by the same individual, this number was reduced to 1,687. The pie chart below…
Landing fee exemptions – a big reason for SMO losses
As of November 2012, the SMO Vector System (see here) landing fee system data now incorporates additional information for each departure including aircraft owner name and address as well as the aircraft gross landing weight, landing fees due, and whether the aircraft was…
SMO in the News – December 2012
The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press during December 2012: Muffler reduces airplane noise at SMO, tests show (Santa Monica Daily Press, Dec 21, 2012)The best and worst of 2012 (Flight Training Blog – AOPA, Dec…
Results of SMO Muffler Test
As you may know from the recent Santa Monica Daily Press article, CASMAT volunteers have been collaborating with the City and Justice Aviation to make sound measurements of a Cessna 172 before and after being fitted with the Gomolzig ‘QuietFlight‘ silencer/muffler.…