Oh no its not going to be another chute debate - is it?
Personally I think he should have made the forced landing without resorting to the chute.
He probably got sucked into the marketing hype, had insufficient training, and a bit of a wimp so the chute was the best option
On a serious note how on earth do you train for that?
There was a programme on last night on TV with a guy doing just the same thing, the biggest buzz is how close to the ground they are