Starting today, May 15th (weather permitting), helicopters (pictured) will be performing patrols on transmission lines in Lakewood.
Chesapeake Bay Helicopters will be patrolling in JCP&L territory fulltime until the patrols are completed. The patrols are estimated to take 6-8 days to complete.
A routine patrol/inspection is a general, overall look at the transmission line and associated hardware. The helicopter will be traveling at speeds of 25-30mph and may at times hover over top of structures and/or spans of conductor to get a better look at any problems/issues found during patrols.
Is that what the chopper looks like?