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Helicopter helps replace Gesa Field lighting

By Communications staff, Washington State University
A helicopter rises from outside Gesa Field as it prepares to deliver a new LED light fixture.
Crews from Valley Electric work with a Bell 205A‑1 Huey owned by Olympic Jet, Inc., of Olympia, to remove the old lighting from Gesa Field south side lighting structures and install new LED lighting systems on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (photo by Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services).

A helicopter took to the skies above Washington State University’s Pullman campus July 18–19 to help remove and replace stadium lighting at Gesa Field as part of ongoing facility improvements.

The aircraft, a 1975 Bell 205A-1 helicopter, better known as a Huey, lifted lighting units from the stadium roof and surrounding light poles during the two-day operation.

View a gallery of photos from the operation, part of WSU Athletics’ more than $10 million renovation project to upgrade Gesa Field ahead of the 2026 football season.

A helicopter flies over the press box carrying a light fixture out of Gesa Field.
Crews from Valley Electric work with a Bell 205A‑1 Huey owned by Olympic Jet, Inc., of Olympia, to remove the old lighting from Gesa Field south side lighting structures and install new LED lighting systems on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (photo by Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services).
A helicopter flies over the scoreboard carrying a light fixture out of Gesa Field.
Crews from Valley Electric work with a Bell 205A‑1 Huey owned by Olympic Jet, Inc., of Olympia, to remove the old lighting from Gesa Field south side lighting structures and install new LED lighting systems on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (photo by Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services).
Two workers on a boom lift guide a helicopter as it delivers a new LED light fixture to be installed.
Crews from Valley Electric work with a Bell 205A‑1 Huey owned by Olympic Jet, Inc., of Olympia, to remove the old lighting from Gesa Field south side lighting structures and install new LED lighting systems on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (photo by Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services).
Two workers on a boom lift install a new LED light fixture after it was delivered via helicopter.
Crews from Valley Electric work with a Bell 205A-1 Huey owned by Olympic Jet, Inc., of Olympia, to remove the old lighting from Gesa Field south side lighting structures and instal new LED lighting systems. Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (photo by Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services).
Crews from Valley Electric work with a Bell 205A‑1 Huey owned by Olympic Jet, Inc., of Olympia, to remove the old lighting from Gesa Field south side lighting structures and install new LED lighting systems on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Pullman, Wash. (photo by Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services).

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