No, the pilot was IFR rated and on an instrument flight plan. He had over 600
hours in his Cirrus which probably makes him one of the higher-time pilots in
type.

Dave Reinhart


C J Campbell wrote:

"Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net wrote in message
...
Sure the chute worked as advertised. Great.

What irks me is how and why the aircraft experienced all these instrument
failures one right after another.

The man flew into IMC at 400 feet (I believe he was VFR and had no
instrument rating) and probably became disoriented. His instruments did not
fail. He did.