More on Cessna's new "Cirrus Killer"

"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
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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....


Couldn't pass or didn't try?

Just curious.

KB

I'll tell ya' where they can pack that 'chute.

"Michael Ware"wrote:


I'll tell ya' where they can pack that 'chute.

Amen.

Doesn't the 'chute have to be dug out of the fiberglass every few years and
inspected/overhauled?

I'm sure it's similar to a chute that a 'meat missile wears. Depending on
the material, human 'chutes have to be repacked every 60 to 120 days. And, I
have seen how the 'chutes on a Cirrus has to be packed, it's a ram that
shoves it into it's tube. It can't be packed by hand because they have put
such a large 'chute into such a small container. Just seems like it would be
more of a liability and a PITA than anything.

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Michael Ware"wrote:


I'll tell ya' where they can pack that 'chute.

Amen.

Doesn't the 'chute have to be dug out of the fiberglass every few years
and
inspected/overhauled?

"Michael Ware" wrote in
I'm sure it's similar to a chute that a 'meat missile wears. Depending on
the material, human 'chutes have to be repacked every 60 to 120 days. And,
I
have seen how the 'chutes on a Cirrus has to be packed, it's a ram that
shoves it into it's tube. It can't be packed by hand because they have put
such a large 'chute into such a small container. Just seems like it would
be
more of a liability and a PITA than anything.

http://brsparachutes.com/lifesave.html

Dan,

Doesn't the 'chute have to be dug out of the fiberglass every few years and
inspected/overhauled?


Every six or twelve. And the new gen Cirrii have an inspection cover for that.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)