| Rich256 2006-02-25, 2:21 pm |
| daestrom wrote:
> "Robert Bodling" <robertbodling@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:YqULf.48060$UN2.13904@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Nature
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> 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?
>
> Most likely warning markers for aircraft. Power lines can be darn near
> invisible against other ground objects when seen from above.
>
> But I've also seen such balls put on lines temporarily near construction
> sites that use cranes a lot. Provide some extra visibility for the crane
> operator to avoid them.
>
> daestrom
>
>
>
You are right. They mark the lines for aircraft. Very common in
mountain areas, such as Colorado, where the lines span canyons.
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