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Actor Harrison Ford injured in plane crash
Actor Harrison Ford was injured Thursday when a vintage World War II training plane he was piloting crash landed on a Mar Vista, California, golf course. The actor, who was conscious and breathing when rescue crews reached him, was stabilized and taken to a hospital, where he was in fair to moderate condition, authorities said. Sources said he sustained cuts to his head. (variety.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Of course, despite this being a forced landing with a decent outcome, this will be more fuel for the anti-airport groups in Santa Monica.
The people that complain the loudest are property owners that don't live there. They rent digbat houses at four times market rate to people who must live on the "West Side." The owners should take a long walk on a short pier. No one forced them to buy property near an active airport. If anything should be done, it be to bulldoze some of that substandard housing to increase runway length. Perhaps that would relieve some of the traffic congestion on that part of town. Win-win.
You are right. Read my previous remark above.
At the same time, no accident or incident at SMO has injured anyone on the ground.
Unfortunately, you know as well as I do that the antis will simply add "yet" to that truth.
Harrison Ford has been one of the high profile petitioners who have rallied to keep KSMO open. The airport was there first and the real question is why do cities allow expansion so close to these airports. There are similar congested airports all over the country and the world.
To understand the expansion, follow the money.
That's true but the logic of shutting down an airport is because it's too close to a population is not a valid argument as they would have to shut down most of the major airports in the US including SFO, SJO, DFW, JFK and most of the other major airports.
Californians often bully their cities into unreasonable conditions and asking KSMO to close is one of those typical local Californian bully activities.
Californians often bully their cities into unreasonable conditions and asking KSMO to close is one of those typical local Californian bully activities.
I guess it's making me feel old but I remember a big gripe about DFW was that it was so far out of town and away from things. Same with IAD but so far, they are big enough that you won't have that close in complaint.
After picking up at a distributor in Grapevine I decided to take the scenic route down the access road alongside the tollway at DFW. The runways are 13,400 feet. It sure seemed like a lot further than 2.5 miles. I looked and it's 4.7 miles from one junction before entering at the north to the next junction at the south end.
Once, I almost had to fly an attorney into that place in a 182. Why they wanted that airport, no clue. But I was happy to do it at my rate since he covered all fees. If I was lucky, I'd get 17R, land right on the numbers in VMC and be right there. Not so lucky, I'd get 17L and taxi for an hour.
I saw people get royally confused in Austin. Watching them at Hobby was fun and a good lesson. DFW would be abusive.
Once, I almost had to fly an attorney into that place in a 182. Why they wanted that airport, no clue. But I was happy to do it at my rate since he covered all fees. If I was lucky, I'd get 17R, land right on the numbers in VMC and be right there. Not so lucky, I'd get 17L and taxi for an hour.
I saw people get royally confused in Austin. Watching them at Hobby was fun and a good lesson. DFW would be abusive.
Well, they had enough foresight for a pretty good buffer zone around the airport, as evidenced by your distance recorded there, but as time progresses it will be eaten up from expansion.