http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-10/light-plane-crashes-in-lawson-in-blue-mountains/5444350
By: Arabella-Cox - 11th May 2014 at 22:25
Pretty amazing. I wonder why the plane went into a spiral though? 4000 feet is quite high so you should be able to establish a glide towards a forced landing field. BTW any landing after which you can reuse the airplane is a greaser!
By: hampden98 - 11th May 2014 at 11:17
The ballistic chute must rate as one of the most important `life saving` devices next to the ejector seat.
Pretty amazing device.
By: grizzly - 11th May 2014 at 08:50
the ballistic chute would most likely of been the only option in that area as it is very rough terrain , nice slow descent , bet they are glad they had one
By: Propstrike - 10th May 2014 at 22:48
4 souls safe, that is the main thing, the only thing really.
If you have a ballistic chute, an engine failure seems a pretty good time to use it.
There is a statistic somewhere about the percentage of forced landings which end very badly, and it is not especially reassuring.
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