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You’re not paranoid… that really is a helicopter following you

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Sonoma Valley Sun

Beginning Monday, April 26, PG&E will conduct aerial patrols of gas transmission pipelines in Sonoma County and the North Bay, with helicopters flying as low as 300 to 500 feet and a fixed-wing aircraft.

PG&E will also be patrolling lines in Vallejo, Marin and Napa counties.

The low-flying Lasen helicopter will inspect transmission lines through the end of the month. These flights are Monday through Sunday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., said PG&E in a press release.

A pilot and two observers will be in three small airplanes flying through North Bay counties at about 7,000 to 9,000 feet inspecting gas transmission lines. Using GPS and live video, crews use “state-of-the-art leak detection technology to find gas indications,” according to the statement.

If gas is detected, PG&E personnel are sent to the field to follow up, the company said. “The observer in each helicopter also uses a GPS-enabled tablet with mapping data to help identify safety concerns that would prohibit access to the pipeline.”



One thought on “You’re not paranoid… that really is a helicopter following you

  1. Except the helicopters are police helicopters and they are actively using their tax paid budget to harass, intimidate, annoy, and essentially harm the hearing and brains of all the surrounding living animals and people who aren’t criminals and the ones they’re following are literally walking their dog or saying hi to a neighbor.

    Neighborhood watch is a terrorist organisation at this point.

    Good job to the United States white supremacist groups who got this to function long term, giving only the chosen few wings to fly above the rest of us only to harass and remind us you are all a bunch of small pp cowards.

    For the technicians going out there just doing a good job to ensure the safety of community by taking care of gas leaks, good for you. As for the pigs in the sky who know who they are, go ahead and have yourself a tumble.

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