At the new UK Hospital site, some of the cranes seem to have a University of Tennessee flag flying on them. Why?
According to Amanda White Nelson, University of Kentucky Public Relations: The orange and white checkered flag the reader mentioned is on top of the construction cranes for the new UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital. An orange and white flag is how pilots recognize cranes. If we could use blue and white I’m sure we would, but the color is designated by the FAA.
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