NSTAR helicopters to be doing aerial inspections

This week and next NSTAR is working on  the annual visual inspections of our overhead transmission lines. The intent of these inspections is to look for defects which could impact public safety and our system reliability, as well as identify lower priority items which should be repaired as part of our work plans.

These inspections will require a general flyover of the rights-of-way as well as possibly hovering near poles for a short time, typically about one or two minutes. Inspections for your areas are scheduled for this Friday, December 10, and early next week.

Flights will start in the 8-8:30am time frame and should be completed by mid afternoon. The inspections will be done using a Bell Jet Ranger helicopter (like the one shown), white with blue stripes, registration 37 WA.

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