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Old 3rd Dec 2012, 13:45
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englishal

 
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The chance of a fatality during EF in a piston single, and associated force landing is 17% (almost 1 in 5) according to the NTSB based on years of data.

This is based upon US pilots only but I think that a chance of a fatality in somewhere like the UK is slightly higher. If pulling the chute lowered that 17% to 16, 15% or even 5% (1 in 20) then it is a no brainer, pull the chute.
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