Don’t forget next Monday (September 26) at 7:30 PM in the Santa Monica City Council chambers (1685 Main Street, Santa Monica), the Santa Monica Airport Commission will be holding a flight school workshop. There will be three introductory speakers, myself,…
Santa Monica vs. Van Nuys – Pattern Flying
In response to questions raised concerning the absolute magnitude of the pattern flying issue at SMO compared with other local airports, the CASMAT team conducted a comparative study between SMO and Van Nuys (VNY) using both airport WebTrak systems. Van…
Community Visioning Ideas/Suggestions
The community has been pooling ideas on what can and can’t be done, and when it can be done, in order to reduce the impact of SMO on the neighborhood. There are many complex issues here and we must understand…
Links to studies on health risks associated with the airport
A number of people have requested that we include more information on studies of the health risks associated with living near the airport. Below are a set of links to various studies on this subject. Does the … Lead in…
Airport noise up from 1% to 10% as a ‘top’ issue city wide
In the most recently published City of Santa Monica resident satisfaction survey (February 2011), the airport noise issue has risen to #4 city wide on the list of resident concerns. Prior to the FAA 250 degree heading test in 2010,…
Preliminary NTSB report on the recent SMO accident
Below is the preliminary NTSB report on the recent accident at SMO. it sounds like the accident was attributed to pilot error. – Aircraft damage: Substantial – Pilot: On file – Certificate: On file – Operator Information (Justice Aviation, 3011…
Mystery phone survey of Santa Monica residents
There is a mysterious phone survey being conducted of Santa Monica residents asking their feelings towards the airport. Nobody knows who is behind the survey, but the questions are strangely phrased and it appears to originate either from an airport…