I was reading through some old crash comics and FSA issues and thinking just how many of the crop duster and other prangs involving low flying aircraft that could have been prevented by the use of power line warning balls.
Seems most duster pilots know the power lines are there, but either forget or have the sun in just the wrong spot and bang. In the USA I've seen the power line warning balls in every state I've been to. They've got to be a cheap and effective way to prevent these prangs. Relatively cheap and highly visible, if supplied by the farmers the energy providers should install them for nix if they can get access to the line with their insulated bucket cherry pickers, No power disruptions etc. Yanks even have them where power lines cross a river or ravine, even though there should be no low flying there.
( One companies billboard ad had the slogan,- "Let our balls save yours".)
Just a thought.
