PDG Power Line Inspection - Aberdeenshire today?
Having joined SWEB (now WPD) 50 years ago and flown the power lines for them for 5 years I was intrigued by the PDG AS350 that was inspecting a short section of 275kv line NW of Drumlithie, Aberdeenshire, yesterday and it's also here at the moment. It was transiting at only 2-4 kts at about 200ft and at one point landed and shut down in the next field to one of mine. If they are on PPRuNe perhaps they could enlighten me as to the task - purely to satisfy my inquiring mind as I can't work it out. I hasten to add I have no problem with the operation - it's just curiosity about the very slow patrol speed over a very short section of line.
If you see this guys, and are coming back tomorrow, this time land in my adjacent level grass field immediately due north of where you landed today and next to the house - tea and biccies await! The field was recently cut so be aware of that.