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November 30. 2007 The Honorable Richard Bloom, Mayor City of Santa Monica, & City Council Members 1685 Main Street. Room 209 Santa Monica. California 90401
Re: November27,2007AgendaItem 7-C: Ordinance Requiring that Aircraft Operations at Santa MonicaAirport Conform withFAADesignStandard Standards for CategoryA and BAircraft
Dear Mayor Bloom and Members ofthe Council: Itis with great disappointment that Gulfstream Aerospace learned ofSanta Monica City Council's attempt to eliminate access to the Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) for Category Cand D aircraft. The proposed ordinance would prohibit all Gulfstream aircraft operations at SMO. The claims that category C and D aircraft require more runway length to operate safely are not factual. Accident data show that the large-cabin Gulfstream aircraft incur fewer accidents in landing and takeoff phases offlight than smaller airplanes. Also, the larger airplanes often include more safety features to aidinimproving safe operations in airport environments. Itcan be argued that C and D category aircraft present less ofadanger to operators and the public at SMO than most aircraft incategory B. It is also incorrect to assume category C and D aircraft are larger, orrequire more runway, than category B aircraft. Design and certification requirements for alltypes ofaircraft are based on operating them from the same airports and leads to asignificant overlap inperformance characteristics. In fact, landing atmaximum landing weight the Gulfstream G450 requires about as much runway as a Cessna XLS orLear 60. And, while the Lear and Cessna have similar landing weights, one is aCategory B aircraft and the other isaCategory C aircraft, Also, at typical landing weights the G450 lands at alower fraction ofits maximum weight than smaller aircraft and requires less runway. Certification requirements for all categories are founded on insuring the safe operation ofthese aircraft atall airports, A careful study ofaircraft incident and accident data available from Breitling Associates also reveals that Category C and D aircraft have abetter safety record inthe landing and takeoff phases offlight. Historical data show that some ofthe Category B aircraft are 2to 3times more likely to experience an incident during takeoff than Category C aircraft, They also have as much as 50% more incidents during landing operations,

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# Gulfstreron

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Gulfstream, as well as other aircraft manufacturers, has invested a significant amount oftime and money to incorporate additional safety features in the design ofbusiness aircraft. These airplanes are operated by people who value safety, their own and those around them, and therefore also value aircraft with enhanced safety features. Enhanced Vision Systems, Synthetic Vision Systems, electronic charts, vertical situation displays and auto-throttles arejust afew examples ofthe technologies incorporated in our aircraft to aid flight crew's operate more safely in the ai1'p011

environment. Many ofthese technologies are not available inthe smaller business jets (Category B). We urge the Santa Monica community and its leaders to consider the implications ofprohibiting operation ofCategory C and D aircraft at SMO. There isno factual basis for the claims that category C and D aircraftpresent more ofachallenge to safety than category B aircraft. In fact itcan be argued that C and D category aircraft offer performance and features that enhance safety that are not available in most ofthe smaller jets. Sincerely,

Larry R. Flynn President. Product Support

cc. Mr. Robert Trimbom, Santa Monica Acting Airport Director Mr. David Bennett, FAA Mr. Jeff Gilley, NBA.,o\

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