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Forum: Private Flying
13th May 2014, 12:02
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Jonzarno I have the good grace to concede to...

Jonzarno

I have the good grace to concede to valid points raised and anybody reading my posts can see that. By contrast it is interesting to note that all you ever do is dissect other peoples...
Forum: Private Flying
12th May 2014, 02:37
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Twas an excellent Burgundy thanks and if you note...

Twas an excellent Burgundy thanks and if you note the time I'm replying to this (just off to work) you'll realise I didn't have tooooo much ;) No my earlier post wasn't "pruned" :suspect: Sorry if I...
Forum: Private Flying
11th May 2014, 21:15
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

What is it about this subject that makes the...

What is it about this subject that makes the "pull the chute" brigade so blinkered to any argument against it???

Nearly all of the posts by pilots who question the wisdom of using the BRS at the...
Forum: Private Flying
11th May 2014, 21:04
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Fuji Abound ... Read my post again ... I...

Fuji Abound ...

Read my post again ... I acknowledge that fact! Cherry pick why don't you??? :ugh:

SS
Forum: Private Flying
11th May 2014, 19:52
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

I'm sure some of the 58 would have died even...

I'm sure some of the 58 would have died even using the chute :(

It's really not cut and dry one way or the other is it?

I wonder how they compare to other aircraft? To be fair, I don't know...
Forum: Private Flying
11th May 2014, 19:18
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Sorry but having watched that great advertising...

Sorry but having watched that great advertising video (obviously produced by Cirrus) I'm still not convinced! They keep banging on about the lives saved by the chute, but how many of those sixty...
Forum: Private Flying
6th May 2014, 17:42
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Yet :} SS PS Joking of course! ......

Yet :}

SS

PS Joking of course! ... Please take that as tongue in cheek as that is how it's meant.
Forum: Private Flying
5th May 2014, 19:34
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Pretty stupid question if you ask me? I...

Pretty stupid question if you ask me?

I wonder honestly how many you think you'd survive using a parachute? I mean honestly? ... If you think 100% you're deluding yourself too! It all depends on...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2014, 19:22
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

I must be bloody unlucky then! The first...

I must be bloody unlucky then!

The first was indeed pilot induced. Botched aero's that stopped the engine :\ It had a hand swing C90 and though I'd air-started it once before, this time I...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2014, 15:52
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Jonzarno I really don't want to get...

Jonzarno



I really don't want to get into a personal slagging match with you. I suppose if I'm honest my replies aren't always completely accurate or analytical. They're often after a glass of...
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2014, 21:33
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Jonzarno We can all be clever by going...

Jonzarno

We can all be clever by going through a persons post and taking points out of context to make an argument. I could do the same with yours but to be honest I can't be @rsed. I did read...
Forum: Private Flying
1st May 2014, 15:33
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

So why are the Cirrus aircraft developing such a...

So why are the Cirrus aircraft developing such a reputation for fatalities?

Can one of those so eager to point out the benefits of being able to deploy a chute tell me why so many fatal accidents...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2014, 21:02
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Yes it is my life and so far my real facts are...

Yes it is my life and so far my real facts are these ... As I said I've had three engine failures and three perfectly successful forced landings resulting in no loss of live or damage to the...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2014, 19:55
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Very interesting question Ds3 In most cases...

Very interesting question Ds3

In most cases an emergency trumps all legal rules in an effort to save lives ... But in the scenario you describe, I wonder?

SS
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2014, 19:27
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Hudson river? I'm sorry but I just don't...

Hudson river?

I'm sorry but I just don't buy this approach!

I don't consider myself arrogant or ignorant. I'm not highly experienced but I am reasonably experienced. I learnt to fly gliders...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Apr 2014, 17:59
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

Yes I totally understand your point and I...

Yes I totally understand your point and I certainly wouldn't fancy a forced landing in a typical homebuilt canard with their spindly little undercarriages. (In fact I'd probably elect to land wheels...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Apr 2014, 18:11
Replies: 429
Views: 53,925
Posted By shortstripper

I can't believe the fatalism displayed by a lot...

I can't believe the fatalism displayed by a lot of the contributors of this thread! How can anyone assume and engine failure and force landing is a crash! (No wonder the tabloids revel in it!).
All...
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