007 and Fuji
Having watched the Caps pull video it is obvious that pulling the chute saves lives and a failure to do so looses lives.
So I will shift my stance again to agree with you both.
Sadly the video does not paint a good picture of the pilots, their abilities or training! Something is wrong somewhere.
There are far to many flying into icing condition accidents, far too many loss of control in clouds but accepting that there are pilots in these incidents flying out of their ability margins pulling the chute is a much better option than the loss of lives.
Regarding engine failures again with such a mixed bag of pilot ability the chute would appear to be the best option.
But what is the message? Yes its go for the chute but it is a needed replacement for a lack of piloting skills which comes over in that video time after time rather than as a back up for those skills
Pace
Last edited by Pace; 19th Oct 2012 at 12:54.