Why are the Obstruction lights needed?
You must have noticed the shiny blinking lights over tall towers and wondered what they are? Well they are nothing but the Obstruction lights! They are the lighting system designed with different colors, shapes, and light intensity to create a more acceptable safety level. The main objective of these lights is to prevent the risk of occurrence of any collision for flying aircraft near the building or structures. The International Civil Aviation Organization made a regulation for the use of airplanes warning system. According to them, the standard light system are distinguished by l Light intensity l Light color l Flash rates l Beam pattern How to differentiate the warning lights? The warning lights are mainly divided into three major groups according to the ICAO- High-intensity warning signal - these lights are used to indicate the presence of any object, and height is above the surrounding ground level surpasses 150 meters. Medium intensity war