Jim Logajan wrote:

It is true that the options aren't equal, but the human _survival_ odds
actually favor the Cirrus than the spin-recoverable plane. Given the same
pilot in either plane, there are theoretically more spin accident scenarios
where the pilot in the Cirrus can come out alive than in the non-chute-
equipped plane.

My view of Cirrus parachute deployments is that they are done not in
response to a spin but pilots getting into avoidable situations that
they elected to deploy the parachute.

Ron Lee