Ep. 2: What's the value of SMO?

This podcast explores the benefits of KSMO’s Airspace and it’s “Imaginary Surface” and the value of the Current Land Use as an airport. LA and SMO Airspace Description / 00:35 - 08:10 • How Aircraft Depart SMO / 8:15 - 13:10 The FAA’s “Imaginary Surface” / 14:05 - 16:12 • Limiting Building Heights /16:15 - 19:50 • Limits Crossing Aircraft Altitudes / 20:08 - 26:55 Value of the Current Land Use as an Airport • Very efficient land use / 27:20 - 29:05 • Cost vs. Benefit Equation / 29:15 - 30:42 • Preserving Transportation Infrastructure for the Future / 30:44 - 36:28 • City wanted this airport and it’s Future / 36:38 - 39:07 • Better as a Park? / 39:10 - 46:10 Links • How Air Traffic Control Works - http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/air-traffic-control2.htm • FAA TV: How Air Traffic Control Works - https://www.faa.gov/tv/?mediaId=1428 • Santa Monica Airport’s Airspace Protections - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG4x69Kd43s The theme music for this episode was composed by Mark Kelton - https://soundcloud.com/mark-kelton-681996760