"John Clear" wrote in message
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If you are to the point of worrying about
trashing the plane by pulling the chute, or trashing the plane due
to whatever emergency is causing you to think about pulling the
chute, it is time to pull the chute. Especially if whatever
emergency is likely to trash the plane by terminal impact with
terra firma.

Some instructor once told me that the number one rule of PIC is:

"Save the passengers but Don't try to save the plane"