Cirrus chute deployment -- an incredible story

Ed,

if he was capable of recovering from the
unusual attitude, then he was capable of getting the aircraft level, getting
the airspeed under the parachute deployment limit, declaring an emergency,
and taking a few moments to more accurately assess his physical condition.
You know, shake it out a little, see if the leg comes back.

I don't want to armchair quarterback the guy, but it's fairly apparent that
he panicked.


Well, but you do - in the worst way, IMHO. This guy just got unconcious out of
the friggin blue! He had absolutely NO idea when his next attack of
unconciousness would come. Could be during the "few moments" you recommend
taking. Could be while "you know, shake it out a little". Could be on final.

Again, what you recommend is typical pilot machismo. The kind of pilot machismo
that clearly shows in the statistics.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)