Cirrus down near BIS - Pulled chute, everyone ok

[benyflyguy]

What's wrong with "triple one titty"?

Now I want that number!!!

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

Oh....chute.

 

[hawk25u]

It says in the news article the chute was not deployed in this instance.

 

[wanttaja]

Oh....chute.

No....chute.

Ron Wanttaja

 

[KaiGywer]

It says in the news article the chute was not deployed in this instance.

Correct. Initial reports was that he did, but for some reason didn't. He told approach he was pulling the chute if you listen to LiveATC.

 

[hindsight2020]

Who pays for the recovery/reposition effort of moving these airplanes when it comes to an insurance claim?

I just got dealt a blow with my wife's car getting totaled by the insurance company, and it made me wonder about the logistics of airplane insurance claims, especially immediately following an off-airport crash/landing.

Are these efforts undertaken on a reimbursement basis with the insurance company? I'd figure there'd quite a bit of pricing variance in the method and charge structure for such a recovery, especially when involving private property and/or remote locations, or as I found out with my car, non-business/weekends hours (what a joke..and I digress). I must admit, I went on AOPA and found the phone number for my policy binder. Until today I didn't even know their contact number. To be fair I don't fly a Continental engine so it's understandable. *ducks*

 

[Eric Stoltz]

When do y'all start the "should have - shouldn't have" pulled the chute debate?

 

[KaiGywer]

When do y'all start the "should have - shouldn't have" pulled the chute debate?

In this interview he explains his reason for not pulling the chute.

He declared an emergency and, at one point, told air traffic control he was going to deploy the airplane’s parachute. He decided against it because of high winds, proximity to power lines and rough terrain. He found a suitable piece of ground and let his training take over.

https://bismarcktribune.com/news/lo...cle_db24b413-ab83-5c7e-a9c5-e6bbc0b8c9df.html

 

[DutchRoller]

In this interview he explains his reason for not pulling the chute.

He declared an emergency and, at one point, told air traffic control he was going to deploy the airplane’s parachute. He decided against it because of high winds, proximity to power lines and rough terrain. He found a suitable piece of ground and let his training take over.

https://bismarcktribune.com/news/lo...cle_db24b413-ab83-5c7e-a9c5-e6bbc0b8c9df.html

Sounds like some good ADM which is better than the mentality of always go with the pull which some “experts” espouse.

 

[Fallsrider]

Sounds like some good ADM which is better than the mentality of always go with the pull which some “experts” espouse.

It certainly does sound like he made some good decisions under stress. He now has an airframe that can be put back into service.

That could be a dilemma for Cirrus pilots, sure enough. If you've lost power completely, or can't maintain altitude, you may only have seconds or a minute or two to decide about the chute. Once you go below that minimum deployment altitude, then you've lost that option. I could see that being a real dilemma as to what to do in some situations. But having that option in the first place is a whole lot better than not having it at all.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Just put it in a box.

http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/transporting_the_a-12.html

Google

transporting aircraft by road

has some other fun results.

There are some really fascinating stories on that site about Oxcart, the A-12, the SR-71, and Area 51 from many of the people who worked there:

http://roadrunnersinternationale.com/stories.html

I learned from one of those stories that the "roadrunners" in the site name refers to a group of guys who would drive from Vegas to "The Area" on Monday mornings and return on Friday nights. Some other staff rode a DC-3 from Vegas daily, and others on four Connies from LA, one of which would continue to do daily trips, the others stayed for the week.