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Old 3rd Dec 2012, 12:26
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Sam Rutherford
 
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Hm, not convinced. I do think their priority is to demonstrate that you're less likely to die in a Cirrus than a... And that the chute will probably make a better stab at achieving that than the pilot.

I don't think it takes much damage to 'insurance write-off' a Cirrus - it's not lots of separate pieces held together with lots of rivets. I suspect nearly all Cirrus accidents (where there is some speed involved and an inanimate object) cause the machine to melted down and made into bottle tops.
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