It seats two officers, can soar as high as 1,000 feet, and runs on regular unleaded fuel. Officers plan on using it to fly over neighborhoods and aid law enforcement when they're searching remote areas.
The powered parachute is stored in a trailer, and can be deployed in 15 minutes once it arrives at a scene.
The parachute is on loan from the U.S. Justice Department.
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