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Old 23rd May 2014, 07:38
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Windfarms

Dawdling along at 500' near Mt. McArthur about 40nm SW of YSCN today I spied a new wind farm under construction & altered course a bit to get a better look at the big, newly poured circular concrete foundations. There were no turbines in yet so I was just following from the network of roads that radiated out along the hilltops when I came across a couple of long skinny poles (probably less than 4" in dia) at least as high as the turbines will be when installed. Each had an anemometer mounted on top. These bloody things are grey gal, virtually impossible to see till you're nearly on top of them & are there presumably to gauge wind strength prior to setup, since I haven't come across any in or near a completed farm. So be aware.
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