OK, let's look at this.
Fife is the first of our airfields to be threatened with oblivion by wind turbines; it will not be the last.
The Royal Aero Club held a seminar to discuss the threats. I think about five airfields were directly represented. Three were Scottish: Prestwick International, Fife and Strathaven.
Scotland is the windiest country in Europe, so at the forefront of the threat to UK GA.
If we don't fight now, we set a precedent.
Note, we have an international airport, a GA field and a mainly microlight airfield all feeling under threat here.
Unfortunately, we are not planners. We are not all ex-journalists, like me. We may not all be computer literate. So, yes, it is unfortunate that no-one seems to have proof-read Fife's submission. But a spelling mistake - while maybe making the message look less professional - does not alter the facts.
At Strathaven, we have proposals in the pipeline for 121m high tubines next to the airfield; See here for the developer's map:
http://www.strathavenairfield.co.uk/CarnduffFarm.jpg
Now we have the support of the council for our airfield, although the ultimate decision could be made by the Scottish Government since wind energy is a national priority.
Fife Council have a problem. They feel Bosch might go away from Glenrothes if they don't get a turbine approved. And there are more people work for Bosch than for the airport.
Bosch only want the turbine on their factory for "positive" "green"
PR reasons. If they wanted to really generate electricity, they would build a turbine on one of the offshore fields.
So: should we, as aviators, start a "Boycott Bosch" campaign so the company realises
PR works both ways?