On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 02:18:01 +0100, "Model Flyer"
wrote:


"Richard Riley" wrote in message
.. .
On 15 Apr 2004 07:55:49 -0700, (Bob Babcock)
wrote:

:On the 10th a Cirrus SR-20 pilot with 3 passengers on board
deployed
:his ballistic chute over the Canadian Rockies and landed safely on
a
:remote ridge with no injuries. The plane dropped a wing and
entered
:a non recoverable spin or spiral at 9500 feet and landed on the
4200
:foot ridge. The cause is still under investigation but a RCMP
officer
n the scene noted unequal fuel burn in the wing tanks suggesting
a
:serious out of balance situation.
:
:They were enroute from Seattle to Lethbridge, in southern Alberta
when
:the incident happened over the BC Rockies.

I heard very second hand, so no details, that there were 2 separate
successful Cirrus BRS deployments over the weekend.

The above would make me leary of ever investing in a Cirrus, so many
are ending up deploying there chutes, or is it bad pilot skills?

Seems to me that having a chute might encourage pilots to bail on a
situation sooner than they should or take chances that are beyond
their skills.
--
dillon

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