Not very often to be honest most of them I didn't like from 2000ft either.
And my knock off height was considerably less than 500ft so the difference between car height and what we could see is virtually nill.
I am not desputing that, but to glide best part of 9000ft down struggling to get on some tarmac isn't really the best option is it?
Basically what you are saying is now that forced landings are a thing of the past for cirrus drivers. I don't have a problem with deciding the chute is the best option from 1000ft if your stuck over a cold lava field. Or your 1000ft and not visual with the ground.
But... In the vast majority of cases a forced landing is not fatal even if the field is the most unsuitable one within 100 miles if the pilot can see it.
Last edited by mad_jock; 24th Jul 2012 at 15:22.