Worker at the towers saying that crane driver was late this morning for the first time in years. Picked the right day to be late!
He must be due a disciplinary for being late.
The question of lighting is right to be highlighted, even if in the end it was not a contributory factor. In many countries high intensity strobe lighting is used on high buildings and so can be seen more readily (the flashing being an attention getter) And whilst some of you might argue that you might not need the distraction of an attention getter if the chips are down, they would certainly make the pilot more aware rather than sub-conciously aware after consulting charts/NOTAMs