The CAPS system has been remarkably successful. There is no incidence of a fatality when the CAPS system has been used within its specified operating envelope.
There are many remarkable cases where it saved lives. In once case there was a mid-air collision between an SR22 and a cargo hauler at a Denver airport. Everyone lived. The Cirrus pilot pulled his chute, and the two occupants walked away. The cargo hauler landed only to find that the roof of his cargo area had been torn away.
There's another case where a ferry pilot was hauling an SR22 from LA to Hawaii. He was carrying a large fuel bladder but was unable to transfer the fuel from the bladder to the wing tanks while over the mid Pacific. He flew over to a cruise ship, pulled the chute, and they rescued him with a dingy.
From: Peter1<-mazin at 08/03 09:22
> Thanks for your clarification. It still seems unpossible for me to bring an aircraft safely down with a parachute. 🤯 On the other hand those modern aircraft are so light. The Pipistrel Velis, I am flying, has an empty weight of only 428kg. So cool.
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