Another Cirrus 'chute deployment

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/du...or/9723097.htm

"Pilot William Graham, 65, told authorities that his airplane, a Cirrus
SR22, stalled at 16,000 feet, ..."

I'd rather say that it was the pilot who stalled the plane.

"... then encountered turbulent weather at 13,000 to 15,000 feet that
sent it into a spin, according to the Stockton Record newspaper. Graham
deployed an emergency parachute ..."

A spin at 15'000 ft is a non-event and can easily be recovered without a
chute.

So my bottom line is: The pilot should contact a good flight instructor.
(This doesn't change the fact that the chute saved two lives.)

Stefan

Stefan wrote:
"Pilot William Graham, 65, told authorities that his airplane, a Cirrus
SR22, stalled at 16,000 feet, ..."

I'd rather say that it was the pilot who stalled the plane.

"... then encountered turbulent weather at 13,000 to 15,000 feet that
sent it into a spin, according to the Stockton Record newspaper. Graham
deployed an emergency parachute ..."

A spin at 15'000 ft is a non-event and can easily be recovered without a
chute.

So my bottom line is: The pilot should contact a good flight instructor.
(This doesn't change the fact that the chute saved two lives.)

Stefan

Have you recovered an SR22 from a spin? If not, are you certain it's a
non-event? My understanding is that the POH technique for handling a
spin in an SR22 is to deploy the chute, and that Cirrus has spent a fair
amount of effort reminding pilots of that fact.

--
David Rind

"Stefan" wrote in message
...
"Pilot William Graham, 65, told authorities that his airplane, a Cirrus
SR22, stalled at 16,000 feet, ..."

I'd rather say that it was the pilot who stalled the plane.

"... then encountered turbulent weather at 13,000 to 15,000 feet that
sent it into a spin, according to the Stockton Record newspaper. Graham
deployed an emergency parachute ..."

A spin at 15'000 ft is a non-event and can easily be recovered without a
chute.

None of the Cirrus models will recover from a spin. The only spin recovery
method in the manual is to deploy the parachute.

C,

None of the Cirrus models will recover from a spin.


Here we go again. This statement is BS! And you know it!

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:29:49 +0200, Thomas Borchert
wrote:

C,

None of the Cirrus models will recover from a spin.


Here we go again. This statement is BS! And you know it!

What is correct is that, regardless of people who claim to know people
who tested the Cirrus spin recovery, Cirrus has not demonstrated to
the FAA that it can recover from a spin, and the Cirrus certification
is based upon the use of the chute so that it would not have to
demonstrate spin recovery (equivalent level of safety).

ArtP,

Cirrus has not demonstrated to
the FAA that it can recover from a spin, and the Cirrus certification
is based upon the use of the chute so that it would not have to
demonstrate spin recovery (equivalent level of safety).


Yep. And your point is?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
C,

None of the Cirrus models will recover from a spin.


Here we go again. This statement is BS! And you know it!

If it is BS, then show me one instance of a Cirrus recovering from a spin.

"C J Campbell" wrote:
None of the Cirrus models will recover from a spin.

Oh, baloney, Chris.
--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...

"C J Campbell" wrote:
None of the Cirrus models will recover from a spin.

Oh, baloney, Chris.

If it is baloney, show me even one single instance where a Cirrus recovered
from a spin.