ArcusFlyer Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 Hi, I flew from a field today where the grass was pretty short and the farmer had covered it in a very pale blue / grey substance. It was in golf ball sized lumps and felt like dry amalgamated paper pulp if you pulled it apart. It smelled similar to what garden fertiliser pellets smell like. My question is - does anyone know if this might react with / corrode the wing material or lines or webbing? Just interested and wondering if I should maybe stay off the field for a bit for the sake of my kit. Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Generally if in doubt avoid it. It's best to wait until a few good rain showers to let the ground absorb what it can. Here, farmers tend to use small fertiliser pellets, if you see what these can do to metal- then you'd definitley forget about laying the wing down. The other old favourite here is slurry on the fields- technically you can fly if you can put up with the smell..... I definitely cant....especially the pig stuff!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 That is a very good question! I will ask Sally Ann what she thinks as well. Clearly as a rule, no chemicals of course. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Actually- dry pellets, dry ground and dry wing dont present any problems.... when you begin to add moisture to the equation there is a potential for damage- dew on grass, dew on wing, etc.... only then can the fertilisers dissolve..... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendmeroundthehedge Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 That fertilizer is treated human waste. http://environmentdebate.wordpress.com/ ... man-waste/ kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 That fertilizer is treated human waste. http://environmentdebate.wordpress.com/ ... man-waste/ kev Agree with this I asked Bill the farmer = Human treated waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcusFlyer Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thanks guys. I think this is probably good news. I remember once I spilt fertilizer pellets on my garage floor and was surprised a few days later when it had all turned brown and horrible and looked quite corrosive. Poo I can deal with, but I do suspect that even if this was recycled human waste it had that nitrogenous smell about it so perhaps they impregnate it with NH3 as part of the process. Glad I didn't taste any to see how it was on the palette now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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