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Pilot & Passenger walk away after CAPS deployment
GOOD training and state-of-the-art equipment saved the lives of two Dubbo men who walked away from a plane crash near Gilgandra. (www.dailyliberal.com.au) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
...you know Cirrus would gobble him up and make him a CAPS promo pilot now. ha! Glad they were both ok
Why didn't they try an off airport landing, it looks pretty open around them from what I can see in the picture. I know I wasn't there but its just a thought.
Sounds like he knew exactly what he was doing. Only has a black eye. May have made a nice off airport landing and saved a nice airplane.....may have made an off airport landing and have a dead pilot and pax.........coin toss
Always good to hear storys like this. I hope I could be that calm about it.
seems like alot of people who have caps find a way to use it.........
Posted by NSW Volunteer Rescue Assoc. Inc.
The aircraft crash incident near Gilgandra yesterday (21/11/2012) serves as a timely reminder to issue (re-issue) the following Safety Information.
Some civil general aviation aircraft types; ultra-light aircraft; some types of hang gliders and gyrocopters are filled with Rocket-deployed emergency recovery parachutes.
These parachute systems are designed to recover the aircraft and passengers to the ground if a serious in-flight emergency arises.
In the case of yesterday's Gilgandra Incident, initial reports indicate that the aircraft's recovery parachute system was the major contributory fact in saving the life of the two persons onboard, after they experienced an in-flight engine failure.
These parachute systems are launched by a rocket installed in the aircraft. Therefore presenting an inherent danger to responding Police & Emergency service personnel to aircraft crashes.
Care should be exercised when working near aircraft wreckage, especially with aircraft fitted with these systems as they may be in a non activated state and rescue / investigative operations have the potential to activate them.
The aircraft crash incident near Gilgandra yesterday (21/11/2012) serves as a timely reminder to issue (re-issue) the following Safety Information.
Some civil general aviation aircraft types; ultra-light aircraft; some types of hang gliders and gyrocopters are filled with Rocket-deployed emergency recovery parachutes.
These parachute systems are designed to recover the aircraft and passengers to the ground if a serious in-flight emergency arises.
In the case of yesterday's Gilgandra Incident, initial reports indicate that the aircraft's recovery parachute system was the major contributory fact in saving the life of the two persons onboard, after they experienced an in-flight engine failure.
These parachute systems are launched by a rocket installed in the aircraft. Therefore presenting an inherent danger to responding Police & Emergency service personnel to aircraft crashes.
Care should be exercised when working near aircraft wreckage, especially with aircraft fitted with these systems as they may be in a non activated state and rescue / investigative operations have the potential to activate them.