I think you are right to question the statement. They're numbers taken out
of context. I think it would have been better for him to simply say that he
invested in a BRS to increase the odds of survival. If and when to deploy is
debatable. What is not debatable is that having the chute gives you more
options than not having it.

Anyone else think that two-weeks for that amount of work at the "regular
50-hour inspection" was a lot? I can understand the broken shear coupling.
Probably a manufacturing defect despite FAA certification. Who would have
thought! But a fuel sender and a new gauge? Is there a recall on them or
something? Otherwise, it sounds like the A/P was fishing for a solution or
money.

Kudos to the pilot. He survived without causing injury except to himself or
damage except to his own plane. I think he did the right thing only because
I have no way to second guess him.

What a marketing challenge for Cirrus. People debate the value and emotions
of having the parachutes. People debate the value of using the parachutes
whether the pilot chooses to launch them or not. People debate whether lives
were saved by the chute or if they would have survived anyway. What a mess.

Only those that overcome the emotions and decide to give themselves one last
out will ever benefit. Only those who have faced disaster and pulled the
cord rather than roll the dice can truly understand.

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Travis

"Wizard of Draws" wrote in
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On 7/5/05 3:14 PM, in article
, "Michael182/G"
spewed:


Each pilot has to establish and evaluate their own risk assessment
criteria,
but for me something that has a greater than 50% risk of death, even if
only 1% of the time, is an unacceptable risk. That's why I bought a
Cirrus in the first place.


While I'm glad this guy made it down relatively safely, I have to wonder
about this statement. It seems that I'm taking a greater risk than I
thought
when I started this flying stuff. Is my death actually greater than 50%,
1%
of the time? I'm no math Wiz by any stretch of the imagination, but at
~300
hours, I seem to be living on borrowed time.
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