cessna with parachutes????

[jimclarke]

Give every passenger an ejection seat!  Imagine a large airliner going down and people popping out like popcorn!!

Jim (joking of course......?)

[chomp_rock]

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But with a parachute you don't have to worry about maintaining the plane, just wait for it to brake, parachute down, and fix it.

[Chris_F]

You'd have to preform extensive maintenence on the parachute

Nah, that's what the backup chute is for.  

[Fozzer]

Just read an incident report in my latest Flyer magazine.

3rd. October 2002, Lewisville. Texas:
A pilot flying a Cirrus SR-22 at 2,000 feet, lost control of his aircraft after the left aileron separated from one of its attachment points during the cruise.
He avoided a built-up area then deployed his ballistic parachute system.
The aircraft landed upright in a field with no injury to the pilot and with minor damage to the aircraft.

The fault was determined to be due to improper re-installation of the left aileron by maintenance personnel following a service bulletin examination of the ailerons.

A lucky pilot flying a Cirrus SR-22 aircraft fitted with a ballistic parachute.... ...!

Cheers all... ...!

Paul.

[chomp_rock]

The fault was determined to be due to improper re-installation of the left aileron by maintenance personnel following a service bulletin examination of the ailerons.

Ironic no?