Thomas Borchert wrote:

Ron,

Stupid pilot tricks have nothing to do at all with the chute. In fact,
GA pilots have managed to get themselves killed in a wide range of
stupid tricks since 1905 or so, thank you very much. Blaming the chute
in any way is a red herring.

Compare the accident stats of new Cessna 182 (and only the new ones)
with those of the Cirrus, like some publicatin recently did. They are
very similar. That possibly tells us something about what kind of pilot
can afford a new plane. It also tells us there is not really an issue
with the Cirrus, apart from pilot factors.

It also tells you that the chute is providing no benefit with respect to
the accident rate.

Matt