If i remember right there has only been 2 death when the chute had been deployed. The problem cirrus had in the beginning was nobody would pull the chute because it totaled the plane.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 11, 2016, at 11:56 AM, Dan Branstrom via KRnet <krnet at > list.krnet.org> wrote: > > Some considerations: > First, I'm not a big fan of Cirrus' system on its planes. Why? First, let me > point out that the descent rate on a Cirrus under a canopy is more than a > (What is now called) Cessna TTx in a glide. It is for good reason that the > Cirrus has seats that are designed to cushion a high vertical G load in a > crash or parachute deployment. A KR has no such cushion or crush area under > the pilot. > > Generally, it is the vertical component of a crash that is a high factor in > survivability when crashing on a relatively smooth surface. Ya go straight > in, you're gonna die. If you don't have a crush area under you, you may end > up a lot shorter. > > Next, the Cirrus has a definite deployment envelope. There have been several > crashes, if I recall correctly, where the airplane was found in one spot and > the chute in another because, obviously, the chute was deployed at high speed > and simply ripped away from the fuselage. There have also been crashes where > someone deployed the chute too close to the ground, perhaps to stop a pattern > altitude stall/spin event. > > I think it's good that Cirrus has apparently started training for deployment > of the chute, because the fatality rate for Cirrus was actually higher than > for comparable aircraft. Perhaps it was a psychological over-dependence on > the chute or a misunderstanding of the deployment envelope. The Cirrus is a > slick airplane, and it is easy to exceed the deployment speed with the nose > pointed down. > > Another thing to consider when wearing a chute is the ability to get out of > the plane. Will your canopy open enough to get out? It is for good reason > that aerobatic planes usually have a way of ridding the canopy so that the > person can leave the plane. In the service, we didn't have ejection seats, > (that tells you how long ago it was) but we did have the ability to blow the > canopy open. I knew one guy that had a midair in the pattern (1200' agl, if I > recall) and he made it out successfully, but he acted instantly. The other > pilot didn't, and died. > > Have you practiced getting out of your plane as quickly as possible? It's > easy to get tangled in seat belts and headset wires, and, in a KR, you're > sitting with your legs under the instrument panel. Even if you roll the plane > upside down to fall out, what can hang you up? > > Remember that we only hear stories from survivors. The people who didn't make > it out, or died can't tell us how wonderful their chute was. > > Dan Branstrom > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
