Wisconsin Agriculture Aviation Association resolution on wind turbines

WAAA WIND GENERATOR RESOLUTION - 5/11/09

WHERE AS; we acknowledge the need for affordable electric power and the   efficient distribution of that power to the point of its consumption:

WHERE AS; we acknowledge the environmental benefits of wind generated electrical power:

WHERE AS; the wind generator tower and blade structures are too tall for a loaded ag-aircraft to climb over, forcing the ag-aircraft to fly around them increasing the danger:

WHERE AS; the wind generator’s rotating blades generate turbulence which makes controlling a loaded ag-aircraft much more difficult if not dangerous:

WHERE AS; the wind generator’s rotating blades create an optical illusion which distracts and often disorients the ag-pilot, increasing the danger:

WHERE AS; the grouping of these wind generators, increases the danger to the ag-pilot and forces the ag-pilot to “Run the Gauntlet” in amongst the wind generators while still maintaining management of the cockpit instruments and staying alert for changes to the on going and ever changing situation in and around the field while still maintaining concentration on the many other factors needed to safely make an application:

WHERE AS; the summing and compounding of all these added hazards and distractions makes the risk of aerial crop protection amongst wind generators unacceptably high and dangerous:

WE HEREBY RESOLVE; to refuse any aerial crop protection applications inside a grouping of wind generators.

We also resolve to refuse an aerial crop protection application, which the pilot deems dangerous, due to its proximity to a wind generator.

Jim Kazmierczak, Executive Director WAAA