PURPOSE OF FLYOVER: Eversource will be conducting routine inspection of our transmission infrastructure to ensure the reliability of system and clearance from vegetation.
DATE(S) AND TOWNS INCLUDED: Flights will occur begin on August 16th and will continue through August 18th. This schedule is weather dependent and we have planned rain dates of August 21st and 22nd.
The following towns will be impacted by helicopter inspections: Agawam, Amherst, Ashfield, Becket, Belchertown, Blandford, Chicopee, Conway, Dalton, Deerfield, East Longmeadow, Easthampton, Erving, Granby, Granville, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampden, Hancock, Hinsdale, Holyoke, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Leverett, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Montague, Northfield, Otis, Pelham, Peru, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Russell, Shelburne, Shutesbury, South Hadley, Southampton, Southwick, Springfield, Sunderland, Warwick, Wendell, West Springfield, Westfield, Wilbraham, and Windsor.
DESCRIPTION OF AIRCRAFT: Blue & White helicopter, tail # N411DD and/or Navy & Silver helicopter, tail # N1431W
FLIGHT TIMES: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, weather permitting