So, how would this play out with my luck. I'm flying along in my new Cirrus, admiring the day, when suddenly, I experience a catastrophic RMS failure. The engine pukes its oil and is D.R.T. (dead right there). No worries. I've opted for the $20,000 parachute option, which deploys perfectly, and I glide peacefully back to Earth...right into the mouth of an active volcano... :eek:

I started flight lessons about two years ago, and this is just a sobering reminder. Nothing like flying though. If you love your Porsche you'd love the air.

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Don't the Cirrus's really have parachutes? I thought this was one of their sales gimmicks (whether its a gimmick or not.)

Yes, all Cirrus have the parachute, BRS system. It is not a gimmick. Diamond also just announced the BRS system for their jet. The Cirrus was built around the BRS system, it was never added later as a necessity or a gimmick.

The BRS system on the Cirrus has created this huge paradox in aviation. I think someone should do their thesis on it. I have sold Cirrus for 4 years and instructed in them before that time. I have talked to thousands of people about the Cirrus and it's systems and I am always amazed at how this paradigm shift screws with peoples heads.

Check out our page:
http://www.cirrusdesign.com/aircraft/safety/

for video.
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I am posting that commercial (our web page) link for educational purpose and it's relevance to the topic and the engineering interest of our forum members.

Damn pilots...someone should just ban all air travel. Big planes, small planes...it doesn't matter...get rid of all of them. Geez...I mean, who is letting these completely untrained maniacs take to the sky? I can't believe we even allow flying objects near anything...while we are at it I propose a ban on FRISBEES! Those things are freakin' death discs. I completely think all pilots are beer guzzlin', womanizin', death dealers who want to take as many people out as possible. Maniacs I tell ya.

The worst part of it is they allow pilots to drive sports cars. Now THAT'S dangerous! :dance:

As a private, general aviation pilot and plane owner, I would encourage anyone interested in flying lesson to pursue the dream.

It appears, from reading some of the posting in this thread, that the media has succeeded in scaring the public about "small planes." In fact, the number and percentages of small aircraft accidents has gone steadily down over the last several years. That fact having been duly noted, yes, people do crash and some do die but the way aircraft accidents are typically portrayed by the press leads the undeducated to many unfortunate and erroeous conclusions.

Flying remains much safer than driving but we all live with the inherent dangers everyday. When I fly, I am no more concerned with crashing the plane than I am with crashing my Boxster. Intellectually, I know and accept that flying has risks that driving does not but my training and experience allow me to deal with it and enjoy the fun of flying.

Happily the pilot of this Mooney walked away. Hopefully he/she learned something from the event as well.

Flying, sex, Porsches, they all have risks.


We all hate to think about car accidents, but we still look and we still turn the volume up to hear about one. The media knows this and they also know that is hundred times more irrestible if it is an airplane accident.

Me too! at least go take a flight in a personal airplane to see what it is like.

If humans were meant to fly they would have wings...

today is another good day to drive my porsche. :cheers:

But we don't have wheels or a whale tail either. Yet, we drive.

LexusPilot....well played.