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Dean Hoffman

2006-02-25, 5:21 am

In article <YqULf.48060$UN2.13904@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
"Robert Bodling" <robertbodling@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Nature
>
> I wonder if some one out there knows what the round ball looking attachments
> are that they put on the power lines in an area here in Austin Texas. These
> are on the power line wires along the freeway near a military installation
> were I see aircrafts (planes and possibly helicopters). Would these round
> objects have been placed on the power lines to mark their locations so the
> aircrafts don't hit them or possibly direction markers for the aircrafts?
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The balls are warnings for the planes. You'll see the same thing
around civilian airports. There is one place here that is an airport
for crop dusters only. Warning balls are there too, I think.

Dean

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Soul Bandit

2006-02-25, 2:21 pm

Cool, that's what I thought. Thanks Dean...

"Dean Hoffman" <dh0496@i*neb%&rsinvalid.com> wrote in message
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> In article <YqULf.48060$UN2.13904@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
> "Robert Bodling" <robertbodling@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> The balls are warnings for the planes. You'll see the same thing
> around civilian airports. There is one place here that is an airport
> for crop dusters only. Warning balls are there too, I think.
>
> Dean
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