On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:51:30 GMT, "Cecil Chapman"
wrote:

I'm with you... beyond the maintenance issues I think most people forget
that the reason the Cirrus came with a chute was because it couldn't pass
spin certification so in order to be certificated it had to be made with the
chute - at least that's what I've heard....

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You heard wrong, at least according to Alan Klapmeier.

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