Tag: FAR 77

Map of Wyoming showing airspace constraints

No Fly Zone: A Practical Guide for Wind Site Prospecting

by Mike GleasonData Insights October 11, 2024October 13, 2024Comments are Disabled

In case you missed it, my last post explained the criteria the FAA uses to evaluate wind turbines. There’s useful content throughout, but the main insight is this: “If you want to lower your chances of having to modify or cancel your project, try to site it away from areas where it will trigger [FAA] …

FAA Obstruction Evaluation: What Makes a Wind Turbine a “Hazard”?

by Mike GleasonKnowledge September 24, 2024November 9, 2024Comments are Disabled

In my last post, I mentioned that the FAA looks at many factors during obstruction evaluation studies. In fact, if you go down the rabbit hole to try to figure out everything that goes into one of these studies, it can get very complicated, very quickly. Fortunately, you don’t need to go down that rabbit …