Formalised quality training like that in my opinion will do more to reduce fatalities than having a chute in the back.
They're by no means mutually exclusive and aim at completely different stages of an accident sequence, as I have tried to explain.
Perfect example for this chap if the reports about the runway change are correct. Get into the sim set it up again and this time have a play with the different ways of dealing with it. Then go flying again.
And it is likely he can only do that because of the chute. Great, isn't it?