by
Rachel Hansen | May 16, 2025
WENATCHEE, WA – Residents may see a helicopter flying low and slowly over high-voltage power lines starting Monday. Chelan PUD is conducting a routine, annual inspection over 300 miles of transmission lines.
Weather permitting, the inspection route next week will follow transmission lines from Cashmere to Malaga, then up to the Chelan-Manson area. The aircraft will be a grey and white Long Ranger with tail number 902EH.
When the snow melts in a few weeks, inspections will resume from Cashmere to Stevens Pass.
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