re: #10 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Since one of his kids has posted that Harrison is doing ok, I feel ok laughing at this:

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Looking at the Google Earth map of the area of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport, if it weren’t for the small (9-hole) golf course being in the flightpath, it’s a pretty safe bet we would be talking about a fatal airplane crash here. For about 3 miles in every direction from the airport is a densely-packed McMansion-style residential area, with most streets being of the tree-lined two lane variety. That golf course was literally the ONLY option he had if he was dealing with an engine failure issue. The only wide-lane option that he would have had would be either on I-10 or I-405, neither of which I would consider a viable alternative.