ys t Santa Monica Municipal (SMO) THE FIGHT for California's 90-year-old Santa Monica Municipal Airport rages on, 56 years after the birth of the DC-3 there. A small airfield outside the glitter and glamour of Hollywood, SMO is home to many active pilots who know that without this airport, the Los Angeles Basin would be less accessible by air-and all that will happen to the property is more real estate development. ne o on INSET: COURTESY SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY ar io www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 71http://www.aopa.org/pilot