Red handle passengers
There seems to be an attitude creeping in that the red handle will solve most things when in fact it turns you into a passenger with little control of the surface you are going to land on if the cloud base is low.
I would suggest that an hour of cruising to find a PAR ( under radar guidance following declaring an emergency) is far more likely to calm a pilot down following a big electrical failure and securing the situation than overloading him.
A PAR is likely to be within one hours Cirrus flying time in most parts of Europe and defiantly in the UK, some of you above say you can't find a PAR in the south of the UK but this is untrue Benson and Odiham have PAR for sure, Boscome Down is likely to, the Navy use PAR a lot so try Yeovelton and Culdrose.
Those above who think that SRA is the answer are only half correct because the service terminates at half or two miles, PAR will take you on to the runway so when the weather is very bad PAR is the only answer.
In the end it is down to your skill level, you ether retain control of the aircraft and fly it to a controlled landing or you pull the chute and roll the dice in the hope that you survive the semi-controlled crash that you have initiated.
Last edited by A and C; 16th Jul 2012 at 13:54.