Cirrus Parachute

[Jim Logajan]

Actually it is very close to true.

You are going to have to actually produce statistics of your own because others have gone through the NTSB accident records and nothing in them supports the assertion you made - nor the opposite assertion. In fact it doesn't appear to matter whether the plane flips since initial survival rates are good (about 88%,) though could be better.

The source for the above comes from the following web site; myths 3, 5, and 6 are probably most relevant to the flipping issue:

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm

 

[Jim Logajan]

Most of the folks who pulled screwed the pooch on their own.

NTSB stats suggest most accidents have a probable cause involving pilot error. I'm not sure why that fact has any bearing on having a chute. All I can think it means is that your underlying philosophy is that pilots who make potentially fatal mistakes shouldn't be allowed to survive their mistakes?

 

[Skylane81E]

You are going to have to actually produce statistics of your own because others have gone through the NTSB accident records and nothing in them supports the assertion you made - nor the opposite assertion. In fact it doesn't appear to matter whether the plane flips since initial survival rates are good (about 88%,) though could be better.

The source for the above comes from the following web site; myths 3, 5, and 6 are probably most relevant to the flipping issue:

http://www.equipped.com/ditchingmyths.htm

If it ever happens to me I'll expect the flip, then be pleasantly surprised if it doesn't :wink2: