video - pilot runs out of fuel, pops parachute

Sylvia Else wrote in
:

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.

http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/..._engine_airpla
ne_preparing_to_ditch_in_Pacific_Ocean

Brian
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On 29/01/2015 8:32 PM, Skywise wrote:
Sylvia Else wrote in
:

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.

Sylvia Else wrote in news:ciukvaFo92tU2
@mid.individual.net:

Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.

You can say that again.

But, sometimes, redundancy isn't always practical, or possible.
At some point, there may always be a single point of failure.
The plane has only one engine. Can't exactly take along a spare.

And what if the backup fails? Stuff happens.

I gather this pilot was experienced at this sort of trip. The
company he works for apparently offers it as a standard service.

http://theflightacademy.com/

There's a press release on the incident link on the main page.

In any case, it's good marketting for Cirrus.

http://www.cirrusaircraft.com/news/c...system-capstm-
successfully-deployed-over-pacific-ocean/

Brian
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