SMAA 2017 SMO Monthly Events
Co-sponsored by Atlantic Aviation and Southern California Aviation Association
SMAA static aircraft display monthly events, which started in January 2017 and are planned for Saturdays 10am to 12 noon throughout 2017. See the below schedule for location and event for details. Eight events are planned, based from the South Side of SMO at the Public Observation Deck. Four events are planned and hosted by Atlantic Aviation at the facility on the North Side of the runway. Thanks also to our other event co-sponsor, the Southern California Aviation Association for their generous support of SMAA community education and outreach in 2017.
SMAA Monthly Aircraft Static Display - Saturdays 10am to 12 noon
| Month | Theme (with event link) | Location |
| January 14 | SMO as Disaster relief lifeline | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| February 11 | Kids in planes | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| March 11 | Avoiding LAX for CA travel | North Side SMO, Atlantic Aviation, 2828 Donald Douglas Loop N. |
| April 8 | EAA Young Eagles | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| May 27 | Military aviation | North Side SMO, Atlantic Aviation, 2828 Donald Douglas Loop N. |
| June 10 | Helicopter day | North Side SMO, Atlantic Aviation, 2828 Donald Douglas Loop N. |
| July 15 | Flight training | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| August 12 | Business aircraft | North Side SMO, Atlantic Aviation, 2828 Donald Douglas Loop N. |
| September 9 | Angel Flight | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| October 14 | Kids in planes | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| November 11 | SMO for Disaster relief | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
| December 16 | Santa flys into SMO | South Side SMO, Observation deck, 3223 Donald Douglas Loop S. |
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SMAA is encouraging the community to share and enjoy our municipal airport. SMAA has organized it’s members and the aviation community to showcase each month the smaller aircraft that typically use SMO, their various missions and capabilities.
“General Aviation” or GA includes all aircraft except the US military and the scheduled and unscheduled commercial air carriers. GA represents the largest number of aircraft in the USA, and arguably, the greatest range of capabilities.
Examples of GA, with typical aircraft used, include:
Flight training - Cessna 172, Piper Warrior, Cirrus SR22, Robinson R22
Business travel - Beech King Air, Bonanza, Cessna Caravan
Law Enforcement - Bell Jet Ranger, Robinson R44,
News Gathering - Robinson R22, Cessna 172
Search and rescue - Robinson R44, Cessna 182, Cessna Caravan
Air taxi - Piper Seneca, Cirrus SR22
All the above GA aircraft and more operate from 100 year-old SMO on a regular basis. GA in the US is comprised of more than 200,000 various aircraft operating from around 5,200 public use airports nationwide. There are 600,000+ FAA licensed pilots in the US from sport and recreational, private and commercial pilots to around 100,000 air transport pilots, who fly for the scheduled airlines. For comparison, there are around 560 airports in the US that host scheduled airline service, e.g. LAX. US airlines operate a total fleet of more than 4,200 jet airliners.