Piece of Crap Composite Parachute Cracker Box Kills Occupants

[Alessandro]

The greatest thing that Cirrus did was marketing.

It took a design that did not meet spin certification, equipped it with a parachute to get certified and then sold that to the public as a safety enhancement.

Marketing, marketing, marketing......

Meanwhile, another two fatal crashes, one in Greece and one in the US.

[IntheShade]

Meanwhile, another two fatal crashes, one in Greece and one in the US.

Sadly the Cirrus is a bad design that fits in the niche market between General Aviation and Corporate Aviation-----the same niche that the earler V-Tail fit.

And both suffer the same problems:

---Poor design

---High performance with little margin

---Owners who can offord a airplane they should not be operating

---Overagressive marketing

---Performance exptectations by the owners that get them into trouble

The truth is I've flown several airplane which I thought were marginal for certification---but they were certified. None of it was a big deal because the certification process puts out a airplane with lots of margin--------but when flying one you have to be more aware and use extra care.

But if the margins are thin you can get bit. When you couple over achiever owners with puppy mill pilot skills this thing gets away from them quickly.

[Alessandro]

Some stats about the parachute system after a ditching in the ocean,

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-parachute-saves-cirrus-sr22-pilot-as-he-ditches-off-408340/

[3WE]

Thank you for resurrecting this thread which highlights some fascinating conflicts and gray areas with respect to aviation safety, and even a calls for basic airmanship fundamentals.

This thread also illustrates ITS's propensity and talent for using bold font.

[elaw]

I'd be interested to know whether ITS was following on a written procedure for using bold font, or just relying on basic authorship skills...

[NEW]

Indeed, amazing how quickly 7 years can fly by......

[brianw999]

This thread also illustrates ITS's propensity and talent for using bold font.

Illustrated.

Fixed. Past tense. (Sorry, the voices again !!)

[TheRealAncientMarine]

Voices? More like Janteloven.
Per

[brianw999]

Voices? More like Janteloven.
Per

Quite possibly could be seen as such. ......and I'm possibly one of the few Brits who knows what the Law of Jante refers to.

[3WE]

Indeed, amazing how quickly 7 years can fly by......

Illustrated.