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Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) In Action
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Coast Guard footage of a Cirrus SR-22 pilot who ran out of fuel over the Pacific and deployed the airframe parachute, then escaped into a life raft. It shows the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System working in a real emergency.
Linked in aviation threads as a concrete example of the Cirrus parachute in action, including its rough touchdown.
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