Sydney PollackOne Six Right

Excellent production and highly recommended for aviation enthusists. Tony Bill is a pilot as has produced some excellent films. Highly recommend 16R and his others

This takes you behind the scenes of a small airport as it struggles to exist over the years. It gives a unique view of airport life we don't normally see.

I attended the last air show at Van Nuys Airport (due to airport expansion plans) and was drawn to a crowd to see what they were looking at. Brian Terwilliger was there promoting One Six Right shortly after its release, and one of the films special features, "Flight", was showing in an endless loop on video screens. People were standing 10 deep to watch it. I was at the back, gradually working my way to the front as others reached maximum satisfaction and moved on. I was mesmerized and could have watched it all day. Only good manners made me move away to give others a chance to watch from the 'front row'. Of course I bought the video and even though I do not fly in anything smaller than a 737, I go back and watch the documentary regularly. The photography, the interviews, the back story, even the music composed specially for the film -- All are outstanding. I have purchased and given 8 additional copies as gifts, and I always get a HUGE thanks. My dad has WWII flying buddies, they say it brought tears to their eyes. I am still buying it because sometimes I loan it out and do not get it back. I've replaced 2 copies for myself so far. You cannot go wrong if you want to give this to anyone with even the slightest interest in flying.I will echo someone else's post in that this film has little to do with Sydney Pollack other than that he was one of the interviewees. This is purely the work of Brian Terwilliger. And kudos to Brian, by the way, for letting his very compelling subjects do all the talking. There are no 'interviews' per se, just passionate flyers talking about what drives them, then showing it to us in sparkling HD footage. Definitely 2 thumbs up.A note to those who criticize the film for being too much about Van Nuys Airport. If you read the film's website I believe you will learn that it was MEANT to be a documentary about the history of Van Nuys Airport. That the airport's own history dovetails so well into the story of general aviation in the US just broadens the scope a bit. The title of the film certainly should be a clue to the film's focus on a single airport.

First let me say that I mean with this review no disrespect towards all the fine men and women who live and work at Van Nuys Airport in California. Nor am I trying to disparage or take anything away from it's place in aviation history. However there are times in this movie that you would almost think that aviation all started from this airport. True it includes some strong arguments for keeping small airports open, and it does a touch upon the tragedy of Meigs Field in Chicago, which was bulldozed by the Mayor into non existence.In the arguments for protecting general aviation airports, and the history of aviation. I would like to have to have seen a little more coverage of some of the other equally famous airports. Such airports as College Park (the oldest continuously operated airport in the world) in Maryland. College Park is threatened by the Federal Government because it's so close to Washington Dc. Then there are the airports in Ohio, which with North Carolina share the honors as being the birth place of American Aviation. What about the now gone and continually threatened General Aviation Airports on Long Island in New York? Many of those airports where the start of aviation firsts which ended in California. While just as many started in the west and then ended in the east. Lt. John M Conroy, who in an F86 was the first man to fly from the west coast to the east coast and back on the same day is a glaring example of this. Yes they mention the flight, but WHICH AIRPORT did he land at? How about a word or two about the huge EAA show in Oshkosh Wisconsin? At this annual event there is upwards of 12,000 aircraft of ALL TYPES present at the same time. Yes I said TWELVE THOUSAND AIRCRAFT!The truth is there are hundreds of airports scattered across the United States that have histories just as notable as Van Nuys. Yes I can appreciate the need to keep the movie to under 90 min; just as I can also appreciate the understandable bias towards this airport (after all it's a movie about this airport). But a minor mention of some of these other famous airports by name, a brief description of their contributions, as well as some of the unique threats they face would have made it into a far more interesting and well rounded movie. Especialy given the amount of time spent discusing General Aviation as a subject.Having damned the movie for those points I will give the movie top marks for the aerial cinematography, and the flying sequences which are truly breathtaking. Even then I would have loved to have seen a little more of the spectacular Southern California Landscape, preferably with a lovely airplane in the middle of the scene. The funny thing is that in the "Special Features" section of the video there is a sequence titled "Flight" that lasts for several minutes which is nothing but flying, and this is what there should have been more of in the main production. The beauty we see in this sequence truly does capture the magic of flight.In the end I am glad I purchased this movie because of my own passion for aviation. Despite my criticisms it really isn't a bad movie. My reason for giving it three stars was because of the over emphasis upon Van Nuys Airport within the broad subject of general aviation.I am adding this comment several days after watching the movie. An excellent companion to the movie is "One Six Left". Which features even more breathtaking aerial footage. As well as some very interesting interviews with the creators of "One Six Right".

Not a bad doc - but in no way outstanding. It seems to be a rather indulgent trip down memory lane for the "old timers", many of whom appear in this film. It's all very pleasant stuff, but there is nothing in the way of aerial photography to send a tingle down your spine. A lot of reminiscences and a few shots of some really gorgeous vintage planes help to breathe life into what would otherwise be a fairly dry subject, being the history of what is today called Van Nuys Airport. The print quality is excellent, but even that doesn't come anywhere near justifying the exorbitant price of the disc.

From a field to the present time. Lots of aviation stories told by fun pilots who in 1924 would not have believed that they would fly 300 people between continents at 6 miles high and without propellers. Superb photography but on the USA format.Now the busiest airfield in the USA.

Very well done movie I know the ones that fly will have a special feeling for this movie. The picture is excellent and the content is better than any I have seen before. Really enjoyed the interviews with the pilots.

Sehr empfehlenswerter Dokumentarfilm über die amerikanische Privatfliegerei nach WW2. Allerdings sind fortgeschrittene Englischkenntnisse dringend erforderlich!

WoW sublime = depuis le temps que je le voulaisImages exceptionnelles pour celui qui aime l aviationPar contre il est juste en anglais pas de langue française