One Six Right - Aviation Nirvana
After reading reviews of One Six Right by Paul and Susan, I headed over to the movie’s site and ordered the DVD on the spot. It arrived a couple of days ago and last night Julian and I sat down to watch it.
Wow.
“One Six Right” is an exhilarating documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation - the local airport - by tracing the life, history, and struggles of an airport icon: Southern California’s Van Nuys Airport. Featuring thrilling aerial photography and a sweeping original score, the film dispels common misconceptions and opposes criticism of General Aviation airports. Through the love story of one airport, past to present, the film shares the timeless romance of flying with all ages.
If you have a love of aviation, or love stunning film making, you have got to pick this up.
“One Six Right captures the spirit, joy and beauty of flight. One of the finest aviation films ever made.” - Harrison Ford
The movie basically follows the history of California’s Van Nuys airport from it’s humble beginnings through to the present day with lots of great footage and interviews with pilots old and young. A recurrent theme is the continual loss of general aviation airfields all over the country and the fact that once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. The movie also calls out the unforgivable rape of Chicago’s Meigs Field by Mayor Richard Daley.
Highly recommended.
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Wait so uhhhh....what exactly is unforgivable about us removing unwanted tenants from our wonderful lake front property?
Which by the way, is far better utilized today as a concert venue - and enjoyed by millions of Chicagoans.
The benefits aside, it was the process that caused the most affront to me - moving in the middle of the night; without informing anyone including the FAA even though they had waited for weeks to make sure that no aircraft was there that couldn't take off from the taxiway; carving X's into the runway instead of painting X's - effectively destroying it; avoiding any form of process; acting like a dictator.
Take your pick.
Actually, we tried to do it differently a few years prior to that, by painting yellow X's on the runway and Friends of Meigs just parked planes on the runway.
Chicagoans don't like being bullied by non-Chicagoans. Especially not in their own city.
Actually, we tried to do it differently a few years prior to that, by painting yellow X's on the runway and Friends of Meigs just parked planes on the runway.
Chicagoans don't like being bullied by non-Chicagoans. Especially not in their own city.
There is no process to be had. It's our land. We had better uses for it. We took it back from all those folks who aren't Chicago tax payers.