Interesting reference to Cirrus
As they say never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Cirrus seems to attack a lot of stories that rarely match the facts.
Just to note, the Boulder crash was a midair and the plane was one fire. In fact I think the occupants jumped out.
Only two loss of power incidents noted, one of which was stated to be a fuel management problem. No mention of the cause of the second one so engine failure does not seem to be a major issue.
Icing was involved in a lot of the incidents, suggesting being where you don't belong remains the major menace in GA in all types of planes.
What is interesting is there are a lot more fatal incidents in Cirrus's where the CAP was not deployed. COPA is trying to drum into people to use the chute.
Another interesting note is mid airs were a driving factor behind developing the chute. But like engine failures mid airs seem to be rare on the list.
Despite all the hot air I think the CAPS is a useful device. Is it worth the price is another question.
20driver
Last edited by 20driver; 18th Aug 2010 at 21:56.