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Old 8th Oct 2023, 09:44
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No Cirrus pilot would pull at 9500 feet unless he'd totally lost control, had structural failure and saw no way out which is why I'd rule both a commanded and uncommanded deployment of CAPS out.
You just need to read the CAPS event webpage that LB posted earlier to know that statement is untrue. There's been a number of CAPS deployments in situations where they should have just landed, instead they panicked and pulled the chute. We are talking about bog standard PPLs here in most cases, not air force test pilots and ex NASA shuttle pilots. One fatal was at high speed and altitude over the rockies, with the predictable outcome that the chute separated and the aircraft speared in almost vertical. Another one had investigation results that talk about the operational limits of CAPS, maximum speeds, but, also maximum attitude, bank angle and pitching/rolling motions to prevent possible entanglement. The outcome was that the chutes effectiveness would be suspect outside of relatively slow, upright, level flight.
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