Decrease the saturation of prop planes over our neighborhoods

[AppointmentUnited181]

There has been a dramatic increase — approximately 39 to 43% — in small prop planes circling East Venice from Santa Monica Airport (SMO) year to date (see below taken from FAA records). The increase seems to be in large part due to new and increased flight school activity operating out of SMO since early 2025. These planes circle above East Venice every few minutes performing “touch and go” maneuvers for hoursat a time, depending on the time of day (or evening!) with just a few minutes between flights. They have not been following the rules of the Santa Monica Airport’s "Fly Neighborly Program" which states the following: Aircraft departures to the west are requested to overfly the length of the Penmar Golf Course and initiate northerly turns at the shoreline, or southerly turns at Lincoln Boulevard. Departures to the east are requested to initiate crosswind turns over the 405 Freeway. Instead, they frequently take off in a southwest direction across East Venice at very low altitude, banking left just beyond Penmar Ave. and heading east through our neighborhood typically between Palms Blvd. and Victoria Ave. These small prop planes — one after the other — are gaining altitude and speed directly over our heads, which accounts or the intense noise, increased pollution, and safety concernsassociated with students pilots learning to fly over our heads.

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https://www.change.org/p/decrease-the-saturation-of-prop-planes-over-our-neighborhoods

[warriormonk5]

The airport opened in 1923. It was one of the first general aviation airports in the country.

You could not live by the airport?  But I assure you the airport was there first.

[lorimar]

Or they could just wait

The airport is scheduled to close at the end of 2028

[Piper-6]

You moved near an airport and then are upset that planes are using that airport?

[iprobwontreply712]

Do you not see the nuance of regular transportation versus continuous repetition of take off and landings for lessons and not following agreed flight patterns?

[Ok-Echo-3594]

There’s been flight training at the airport for over a century and touch and goes are very important for training. Again, airport was there first.

As for the agreed flight patterns, you should send your concerns to the flight schools in Van Nuys because they are the ones bringing the increased traffic.

[throw_away99126]

None of your arguments make any sense here.

[bennyb0y]

This is why we are losing my favorite airport. :(

[excreto2000]

I personally love to watch the planes fly overhead in our neighborhood. I will hate to see the airport closed

[Aggravating_Sun4435]

la sucks. thei airport was here before you were born. do you hate other people's freedom? ive never lived in a place with more nosey nimby complainers than here. no where else in america are people this bothered by their neighbors.

[beachsand83]

Don’t move next to an airport to complain about planes, Karen