Good points. Perhaps, perhaps not ;-).

On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 2:29:40 PM UTC-5, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 10:24:33 PM UTC-6, Sean F (F2) wrote:

The French guy who popped it at 9k when the engine quit sounds a little odd to me. Should have easily been able to make an airport from 9k, don't you think?



Unless you have more information than what is in the NTSB link, we do not know at what altitude the pilot pulled the handle. We are told he was cruising at 9,000 feet, the engine lost power, he pulled the chute, and descended to the ground. Does not say he pulled the chute immediately upon loss of power. Also, 0700 UTC on January 6 in Grenoble, France, would be, if I am doing the corrections properly, 8 AM local. Sunrise, according to my internet search would be at approximately 8:15 AM local time. So, not totally dark but certainly not middle of the day. May not have had a clear picture of what was below.



As many have said, "NTSB reports leave a LOT to the imagination."



Steve