Small plane causes noise in Nuremberg's night sky: company provides the reason

Created: 02/14/2022, 12:23 p.m

By: Leyla Yildiz

The flight route of the Cessna over the sky of Nuremberg.

© Screenshot Flightradar 24

A small plane circled above Nuremberg on Sunday (February 13).

hours upon hours.

The company N-Ergie Netz provided the reason for this.

Nuremberg - Nuremberg main airport, Nuremberg terminal airport*: For three hours the sound of a Cessna could be heard in the sky above the Franconian metropolis.

From 7:34 p.m. to 10:35 p.m. yesterday, Sunday (February 13), the small aircraft flew its circles and drew endlessly long lines, as the recordings of the

portal show.

Small plane in the Nuremberg night sky: That's why

But what was the purpose of the action?

There is a fairly simple explanation for this.

N-Ergie Netz GmbH had already announced on Friday that a Cessna equipped with special equipment would be en route over the city of Nuremberg*.

You should check the district heating network of the Franconian metropolis.

However, the flights over the 300-kilometer-long lines were only possible at night, as the company announced.

“The flights may only be operated at night so as not to disrupt regular air traffic.

In the dark and when there is little traffic, unwanted influences on the measurements are also excluded.

Cessna circles over Nuremberg: company asked to excuse the noise

The flights had been agreed with German air traffic control, and N-Ergie apologized for any noise pollution.

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