<< >> NASA ASRS Report 992436, February 2012

Helicopter pilot reports that the hazard beacons on the new wind turbine farms in the vicinity of rumford and berlin; nh are not visible with night vision goggles.

Attributes
ACN	992436
Time
Date	201202
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	BML.Airport
State Reference	ME
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A109 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 4470 Flight Crew Type 600
Events
Anomaly	No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types

Narrative:

The new wind turbine farms in the vicinity of rumford and berlin nh are not able to be seen with night vision goggles. Apparently these beacons are of a spectrum not visible with the night vision devices and could cause problems for military or scene call ops for hems aircraft. They are only able to be seen with the naked eye.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Helicopter pilot reports that the hazard beacons on the new wind turbine farms in the vicinity of Rumford and Berlin; NH are not visible with Night Vision Goggles.

Narrative: The new wind turbine farms in the vicinity of Rumford and Berlin NH are not able to be seen with Night Vision Goggles. Apparently these beacons are of a spectrum not visible with the night vision devices and could cause problems for Military or Scene Call ops for HEMS aircraft. They are only able to be seen with the naked eye.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.