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Air Turbines: Disadvantages


Air turbines have very small number of disadvantages:

Height restrictions: currently Magenn units are limited to 1000ft maximum altitude.

Air turbines permanently deployed over 150ft will require a document/permission from the FAA that lets the pilots know of its presence (a NOTAM). However, it is not difficult to obtain.

It is possible for the balloon unit to detach from its tether and escape, however Magenn units are equipped with an automatic deflation system, so it doesn't drift away.

 

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