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Old January 29th 15, 11:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Sylvia Else
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Default video - pilot runs out of fuel, pops parachute

On 29/01/2015 8:32 PM, Skywise wrote:
Sylvia Else wrote in
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Looks like he knew well in advance that he was going to end up in the
drink, but perhaps many hours after his point of no return. How accurate
are the wind forecasts out there?


Apparently it was a fuel problem.

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A.../Cirrus-chute-
deployment-videotaped-by-Coast-Guard

Discussion on FlightAware forums has rumor that it was a stuck
valve prevent transfer from fule bladder.


Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.

Sylvia.