A plane has been scanning the Isle of Wight every day for the last week

The same plane has been scanning the whole of the Isle of Wight form the sky over the last week.

The flights started on Bank Holiday Month (25th May) and have been scanning the Island every day, sometimes twice a day. They have followed a very deliberate, methodical route, scanning perfectly straight and parallel lines from the tip of the Island to its tail.

Not only have the lines of the flight been very regimented, but so have the height and speed, with the flight averaging around 1,000ft, at a speed of around 100kt.

Real-Time Flight Tracker Map Flightradar24 on 25th May in the morning — 25th May in the morning

Real-Time Flight Tracker Map Flightradar24 on 25th May in the afternoon — 25th May in the afternoon

The plane (BIO05 / OY-MNS) is owned by a Danish company called BioFlight. Their Website says they are, “an independent company with a strong relation to environmental flights in connection with offshore wind farms and wildlife monitoring programs.”

Real-Time Flight Tracker Map Flightradar24 on 26th May — 26th May

Real-Time Flight Tracker Map Flightradar24 on 27th May — 27th May

News OnTheWight has contacted the company to ask them what they were scanning for and what the data will be used for, but at the time of going to press, we’ve yet to hear back. We’ll update this article when we do.

Real-Time Flight Tracker Map Flightradar24 - 28th May in the morning — 28th May in the morning

Real-Time Flight Tracker Map Flightradar24 on 28th May in the afternoon — 28th May in the afternoon

Flights over the Isle of Wight have previously been made, such as gathering LiDAR data (a kind of aerial radar that uses light). This LiDAR data has many uses and had been adapted for quite fun ideas too.