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On Jul 1, 10:34*am, Mike Ash wrote:
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*Mxsmanic wrote:
I read yesterday that the descent rate of a Cirrus with the parachute
deployed
is around 1700 fpm, far more than a competent pilot could manage by
actually
flying the aircraft. And the maximum speed for deployment is 133 knots.

Can any real pilots who know something about the Cirrus comment on that
1700fpm figure? It seems completely outlandish to me that you wouldn't
be able to exceed 1700fpm in flight, but powered aircraft in general and
the Cirrus in particular aren't exactly my area of expertise.

As usual Mx talks with NO knowledge of flying a REAL airplane hence
his trolling continues. He is absolutely clueless.

I have FAR exceeded 2000 fpm descent rate (have a video of it on my
You Tube channel) practicing emergency descents in a Sundowner. I am
here to talk about it and it was completely controlled. Things happen
real fast and not for the faint of heart.

That's what I figured....

Some quick calculations show that 1700fpm at 133kts is a roughly 8:1
glide ratio. It should not be particularly hard to create more than
1/8th of your weight in drag at that kind of speed in a Cirrus.

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Mike Ash
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