A method for handling a wind turbine component with a control arrangement

A method for handling a load comprising a wind turbine component, comprising,

• while a crane is supported by a supporting element, arranging a control arrangement, which is at least partly elongated and flexible, so as to extend, while the load is lifted in a suspended manner with the crane, from the load to an actuator,
• the actuator controlling the orientation of the load by means of the control arrangement,
• characterised by
• the control arrangement being extended, during the load orientation control, via a redirection device which is connected to the supporting element,
• wherein the redirection device is located on the crane,
• wherein the control arrangement comprises a gear arrangement, wherein the gear arrangement comprises a rope and pulley system, wherein the redirection device forms a pulley in the rope and pulley system,
• the gear arrangement comprising a winch, the winch being located on the crane, the redirection device being located, along the control arrangement, between the winch and the load.