Windfarms

Alan Armstrong argues Tuscola Area Airport Authority v. Dickson before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, Alan Armstrong argued Tuscola Area Airport Authority v. Dickson, Case Nos. 19-1153, 19-1258, before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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Press Release: Washington DC, March 6, 2020

Today, the Tuscola Area Airport Authority, the Friends of Tuscola Airport Authority, Inc., and other concerned governmental entities and private citizens caused to be filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia the Initial Brief of Petitioners in the case styled: Tuscola Area Airport Authority, et al. v. Stephen Dickson, Administrator,…
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Dangerous Impact of Wind Turbine Generators (WTGs) on Radar

Scientists are just coming to appreciate the problems large fields of WTGs can cause for Air Traffic Control Radar and Weather Radar facilities. Wind turbine generators (WTGs) are increasingly littering the landscape. However, their adverse impact on primary and secondary radar as well as Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) is just becoming appreciated. WTGs are…
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Wind Farms and Public Use Airports – Why the FAA Fails to Ensure Air Safety

The explosion of wind turbine developments across the United States does not bode well for the continued viability of many public use airports. Overview of the Problem Increasingly, wind farms with wind turbine generators (WTGs) nearly 500 feet above ground level litter the landscape.  However, the disturbing reality is that these wind farms are being…
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