Cirrus chutes down

[Let'sgoflying!]

Sun am, Colorado

 

[Jim Logajan]

On the other hand the chute probably saved his life.

Agreed. NTSB attributes 75% or more of accidents to pilot error. So if the BRS is used to unscrew a screwup, no harm, no foul.

 

[Jim Logajan]

I've got a feeling that we will have to agree to disagree, but I would just say look at the Cirrus record of burning on the ground following non-chute assisted accidents, it's not very good.

So what are the statistics of Cirrus versus other airplanes for the above scenario?

 

[Jim Logajan]

I have absolutely no idea (as you know ) as I said above it would be interesting for tests to be carried out.

Sorry, I don't know how else to interpret "look at the Cirrus record of burning on the ground following non-chute assisted accidents, it's not very good" as anything other than claiming knowledge of said statistic.