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Hhank970 replied to the thread Air 3 Endangered fish rearing ponds.C'mon, that's almost laughable. I'd love to see a study which concludes that fish are perturbed by flights less than 1000 feet in altitude. Agency work vehicles rumbling around the ponds and employees casting their shadows across the water...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread Air 3 Endangered fish rearing ponds.Bingo! The land on which the hatchery is located is indeed a part of Horsethief Canyon State Wildlife Area. It's administered by Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife*, but as far as I know, it isn't designated as a state park. Regardless...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread Air 3 Endangered fish rearing ponds.Thanks for your concerns. It's always best to err on the side of caution. Beyond that, I think you're jumping to conclusions. As the crow flies, I was 59 miles from the Hotchkiss Federal Fish Hatchery. The facility I photographed is on...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread I hit a power line with my Air 3S!.I understand that there are electromagnetic fields surrounding powerlines, perhaps enough, as you mention, to snap, crackle and pop on humid days and even to energize fluorescent tubes. And crashing into a wire can obviously result in a crash...
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Hhank970 replied to the thread Air 3 Endangered fish rearing ponds.Thanks for those citations. I'm relieved to inform you that I was not in violation of either 50 CFR 27.34 or 50 CFR 27.51 because: 1) They apply only to national wildlife refuges. The hatchery is not located within the boundaries of a...