Soon we can be "as-one" with your wind farms..... http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/13445/nl-architects-power-flowers.html
On 4 March 2011 12:10, Jim Staniforth <staniforth...@yahoo.com> wrote: > (At home in California, airport KL94) Our small local pilot group has > successfully stopped a housing development off the east end of the runways, > heightening of a cell phone tower in the area of the usual turn from > downwind to base for runway 09L, and a section of a wind farm with 500' high > turbines about 1.5NM SE of the approach end of 27L, ground elevation about > 200' above the runway. Our next challenge is a row of 500' high wind > turbines proposed at about 1NM NE of the approach end of 27R. That would be > a problem for the low, fast finishes we sometimes enjoy. AOPA and even the > FAA will stand behind us again, and we'll win. > There are now 5500 to 6000 commercial wind turbines (from 100,000W to > 2MW) within 20k of the field, which are fantastic wind and lift markers. Two > or three rows of turbines can frequently indicate presence of a shear line > or thermal. Many of us have ridge soared home along the turbines on the > ridge. Coexistence is possible, but monitoring of development is a must. > The small towers to monitor the wind, erected either to map a new wind > farm location or to sense gusts before they arrive at existing turbines, are > seen in many places. The guy wires for the narrow towers are always marked > with orange balls. FM radio antennas erected on hilltops are similarly > constructed and marked. > I've seen more birds die from crashing into the living room window or > patio door than into the wind turbine at home. Trucks, buses and trains seem > to take their toll on birds, too. Is there a movement to ban them? > Jim > > My house is nuclear powered, I just choose to keep the reactor a safe 93 > million miles away. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mike Borgelt <mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com> > *To:* p...@kurstjens.com; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia. <aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net> > *Sent:* Thu, March 3, 2011 2:34:58 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] proposed windfarms? > > At 07:44 AM 4/03/2011, you wrote: > > > The item below was in a recent BGA newsletter. > > It details a hazard associated with proposed windfarms, and may also be > relevant to Australia, if you fly in areas where windfarms are springing up. > Eyes peeled? > > >> > > (N.B. In the U.K.) "We understand that anemometer masts have been > erected in a number of areas proposed for use as future windfarms. Others > have been erected adjacent to but outside current windfarm boundaries. These > masts are relatively thin, and can be difficult to pick out from the air. > Being less than 300 feet high, they are not required to be lit, or marked on > CAA charts, nor to be subject to NOTAM. Be vigilant in unfamiliar areas if > you are less than 500ft above ground level." > > > > If you check Avweb you'll see there was recent fatality due to one of these > and the FAA is being asked why no action. I think it was an ag aircraft so > had a reason for being there. > > Wonderful for ridge soaring gliders too. > > Ah the wonders of clean, green, safe energy! When the madness has run its > course there should be one of the useless wind turbines erected near very > capital city to remind the population of the dangers of irrationality. One > blade should be folded back, stationary, with some simulated smoke > blackening on the gearbox/generator. A nice hole in the ground next to it to > remind people where their money went. > > Fortunately the worst of the wholesale visual pollution and danger to birds > of these useless energy sinks will be able to be eliminated with a little > plastique in short order, followed by the extensive network of pissant power > lines necessary to collect the small amounts of energy they do generate when > and if the wind happens to be blowing at the right speed. . > > "split atoms, not birds" > > Mike > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments since > 1978 > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 > fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 > cellphone Int'l + 61 428 355784 > > email: mborg...@borgeltinstruments.com > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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