Eversource Helicopter To Fly Over Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Eversource will be flying a helicopter over many municipalities in Connecticut this month, including over Fairfield, to survey its electrical transmission lines.

The helicopter will survey the transmission lines with LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology and gather data from the air. Eversource engineers will use this data to optimize the transmission system.

The company will conduct these aerial inspections from Dec. 14 to 23. Flights will be between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., including on weekends, weather conditions permitting.

The blue and yellow helicopter Eversource will use has a tail number of N803JB and will be traveling at an altitude of 1,400 feet.