Originally Posted by
aroa
Is our esteemed “safety” agency not interested.?
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In the US for aeros one must kit up. On aerobatic passenger flights it’s a must. .... A Slimpack is cheap insurance.
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In Ingham years ago the Big radial Pitts got into an inverted flat spin …at altitude… No chutes , 2 dead.
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I accept it could be a personal choiceAND we certainly don’t need a Semi Trailer load of legal codswallop fr CAsA
Is one prepared to take the risk…..with no second chance when things go wrong.
All good points.
Good that the ATSB is investigating this accident so perhaps they might mention parachutes as a risk mitigation option. I just skipped through CAAP 155-1, Aerobatics section on Risk Management and TEM - didn't see parachutes mentioned at all.
Many serious aerobatic pilots wear chutes here but there is the added risk of being low for much of the time.
Another double fatality in a big radial Pitts spin accident in the USA just recently - pilot jumped too late.
Perhaps when CASA eventually rewrites their CAAP for the new rules (well, Part 61 is no longer new) they might consider sensible guidance on parachutes. Two up has lots of issues to consider and some operators who are required to do it just turns into a box ticking exercise, might as well be sitting on cushions.