Crime & Safety
Parachute Plane Flight is a City Violation
A man with a powered parachute glided above Clearwater Beach Sunday which is a violation of a city ordinance.
A man strapped to an engine and parachute glided above Clearwater Beach Sunday.
And while it looked pretty neat, it is a violation of city ordinance 22.47 (3):
No person shall take off, land or otherwise operate any aircraft in or over any public beach or in any area described in section 33.114.
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The device, sometimes called a powered parachute or paraplane, is basically a seat with an engine on the back and a cage built around it. All of which is attached to a parachute.
"This could be a hazard to beachgoers," officials posted on the Clearwater Police Facebook page Monday.
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The ordinance also forbids acrobatic flight over park property and landing or taking off in parks, beaches or water unless human life is endangered.
Call 727-562-4242.
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