General Aviation Dead?

"george152" wrote :


http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/October/31/aopa-calls-lawsuit-to-close-santa-monica-airport-meritless.aspx?WT.mc_sect=tts&WT.mc_id=131101epilo t

Only got a 404.
But the graphics are great

Here you go. Fixed it! Link works now. You're welcome. g

On 02/11/13 10:12, sambodidley wrote:
"george152" wrote :


http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/October/31/aopa-calls-lawsuit-to-close-santa-monica-airport-meritless.aspx?WT.mc_sect=tts&WT.mc_id=131101epilo t

Only got a 404.
But the graphics are great

Here you go. Fixed it! Link works now. You're welcome. g



Thankee sir

On Friday, November 1, 2013 4:12:21 PM UTC-5, sambodidley wrote:


Here you go. Fixed it! Link works now. You're welcome. g

My favorite commenter:

"Everyone here is going to hate me, but.....I think redeveloping SM airport into a modern mixed use neighborhood would be amazing. It would certainly benefit a lot more people than the airport does. You want to talk about jobs? How about the construction that will take place. Then the highly paid knowledge workers will come in and make the area even better. These people won't commute. They'll live in the mixed use housing. The taxes from property and sales in the area will be huge. Its a no brainer.

Yes it sucks that we lose an airport, but the reality is the piston aircraft hobby is a dying one. As far as the 1%ers and their jets/turboprops, I couldn't care less if they have to sit in the back of a limo from Van Nuys to Brentwood.

As a Bonanza pilot in Los Angeles, I'd use the redeveloped airport more than I use the airport right now."..........

Many posters discount noise complainants as living outside of Santa Monica, of course they live in the adjoining city of Los Angeles, which gets all the inbound noise. Face it, the lease expires in 2015 and a Leisure World complex works for me!

In closing, you still have LAX 6 miles away, with plenty of acreage for hangers along the perimeter, and LAX is buying up more land to the NE of the field.