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Pheasant Plucker 3rd July 2006 09:31

Passed traffic info. on a wind farm the other day to a guy at fl80 near Dean Cross!
I had a suspicion that the contact was a wind farm, but wasn't 100% convinced, as the contact was also similar to the contacts that you get from gliders.
Asked the pilot to have a look out the window to confrim my suspicion - he did!
Still, despite certain drawbacks, I'd have windfarms over nuclear/coal any day.

danceswithsheep 3rd July 2006 09:34

Just the fact you passed Tfc makes us all so proud of you!!!!!!! Go back to AskJolene!!!!!!!

throw a dyce 3rd July 2006 11:07

NorthSouth,
True it's a radar target but it doesn't move with a steady trace,so I treat it as clutter.Sure vector round,downgrade the service whatever.Just like an old fashioned system when you turn the gain up to get the PE's.
Mind you I go around switching off so many lights in our unit,including runway lights in 40+km vis,that it's not surprising that there are so many planned.
We have over 100 computers in the building all chewing electricity.Get ride of the bleedin lot:D

Pheasant Plucker 5th July 2006 21:41

Thank you Danceswithcamels:) If only we could hack SIRS:ok:


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