Power Line Avoidance

provided by: OCAS, Inc

SETTING NEW SAFETY STANDARDS
Asset owners and operators have an opportunity to set new standards for transmission system reliability and asset protection while reducing the environmental impacts and controlling O&M costs.

OCAS, Inc. is setting new standards in obstruction marking safety with an active recognition system capable of delivering both visual and audible warnings to flight crews encroaching upon protected airspace surrounding transmission structures and line crossings which warrant marking. The Obstacle Collision Avoidance System from OCAS is an innovative new approach coupling active recognition and multi-tier warning capability dedicated to the protection of ground based flight obstacles such as electric transmission lines, telecommunications towers and windmills.

TYPICAL OCAS POWER LINE CONFIGURATION (SINGLE RIVER OR VALLEY CROSSING)

Wire strike accidents are one of the fastest rising causes of death among commercial, business and private aviators.  This video presented by HAI was created to increase pilot awareness of the deadly hazards of flying in the wires environment.