If You See A White And Black Helicopter Hovering In Millburn, Here's Why

MILLBURN, NJ — If you see white helicopters with black and red stripes hovering around Millburn over the next six weeks, don't be alarmed, the town says.

Beginning Friday, Jan. 20, the local power company was set to begin inspecting wires.

The town said, "Please be advised that beginning on or about 1/20/2023, weather permitting, Chesapeake Bay Helicopters will be mobilizing to the JCPL region to begin performing comprehensive visual inspections (CVIs) on all JCPL 500kV and 230kV lines."

The inspections could take six weeks, and if there's bad weather or power outages that require patrols, the checks could take longer.

The helicopters will be white with black and red stripes. The model is Hughes MD500 and the registration number is N717MA.

"A comprehensive visual inspection (CVI) is a slow, structure-by-structure, span-by-span inspection where the inspector onboard the helicopter gets a thorough look from top to bottom of each structure, associated hardware, and conductors of the transmission line(s). The helicopter will be moving very slowly along each of the transmission lines and will often be seen hovering while carrying out these inspections."

For a photo of the helicopter and more information, click here.