The excellent video, 16 Right, an overview of Van Nuys, a nostalgic look at Van Nuys, actually, comes up with some incredible facts and figures regarding airfield closures throughout the US. As stated in the documentary, once an airfield closes, it will never reopen.
GA is, or was, at the heart of the American economy. With a continual closure of airfields, comes the continual run down of this economic stimulas.
Without the little aeroplanes, how can we get to the big aeroplanes, no one has thought this out yet.
This spat is sad. The Concerned Citizens against Airport Pollution. What bollox, in Los Angeles????
They all forget that they want Southwest to be even cheaper, Ryanair in the UK, but do not want the 'noise', 'pollution', hastle of living near an airport. Guess what guys, sell the house, and move elsewhere. I am told Los Angeles real estate is at an all time high since 2006. Should be a sellers market.
I am glad that a judge saw some sense in this nonsense, and hopefully the airfield will live on and prosper.
Remember Meigs.....
