there was nothing ever to stop it. The 500ft rule though needs to be obeyed which may limit things either from lack of understanding by the instructor or from to many man made objects about.
The debate about random forced landings is relatively far down the list of incidents with cirrus. Incompetency is far higher.
Once the number of in wrong place in the wrong conditions and incompetent airmanship which maybe or maybe not be attributed to the safe feeling by the chute in the back is reduced.
Only then can the statistics be looked at for if the chute is an asset in that situation. If its the case that more incidents occur due to the chute being on board, then its having a negative effect on safety.
Last edited by mad_jock; 5th May 2014 at 17:43.