Safety before anything else
So that’s exactly what happened to the Governor of Arkansas. Winthrop Rockefeller was shocked to find that the pilot was flying narrowly close to a set of power lines as he landed his plane. Remember that these cables are not insulated, and even the slightest touch can therefore be disastrous. Rockefeller had barely recovered from the shock when he decided that everything could be improved by a lot.
Warning
This is how the balls on the high-voltage cables once started: as a great warning sign for upcoming pilots. “Beware!” is what the balls are meant to say. “You can’t just fly through here!” However, that did not immediately lead to improvements everywhere. After all, Winthrop was governor of Arkansas, but had nothing to say in other American states. Nothing changed there until a tragic accident happened.
Want to know what happened before things started to change? Then read on quickly.