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As of 10 March 2024 there have been 128 saves with 263 survivors in aircraft equipped with the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), mainly the SR22 aircraft
by this_steve_j 3y ago
As of 10 March 2024 there have been 128 saves with 263 survivors in aircraft equipped with the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), mainly the SR22 aircraft. Details of each deployment are published at the link below.
https://www.cirruspilots.org/Safety/CAPS-Event-History https://www.cirruspilots.org/Safety/CAPS-Event-History
The CAPS ballistic parachute system was also certified for the Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 in 1998, and was pulled for the first time in 2022.
The SF50 crash-landed in an alligator infested Florida swamp/lake near Orlando that has popular airboat tours. Everyone survived.
https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-vision-jet-pilot-pulls-chute-in-florida/ https://www.flyingmag.com/cirrus-vision-jet-pilot-pulls-chut...