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Old 14th Oct 2012, 09:19
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I have to agree with Pace, about the surface wind being a major factor to take into account when deciding if a parachute deployment is the best option.

A forced landing into a 30kt head wind would very quickly result in the ground speed being very low after touchdown, being dragged along by the chute at 30kt untill the aircraft snags in something big enough to stop it sounds a little risky to me!

Some on this forum would tell you the SR20/22 is a bit of a rocket ship, having operated out of an airfield with a TORA of 500m I can tell you that it is just another SEP in performance terms.
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