When invited to Germany to speak at the Baden-Baden CPPP, I took a pilgrimage to the site of the fatal Cirrus accident at Zurich Airport. It wasn't a planned trip. But it was an impactful one. Coming almost half-way around the world for this CPPP motivated me to spend some extra time here. And Baden...
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Pull early, pull often!
by
Rick Beach
on 14 Sep 2009
Filed under: accident history, CAPS, low IMC, aeronautical decision making, judgment, fatal accident #42, Zurich
Prompted by the thought-provoking post by Craig Albright on when to pull the chute, let me amplify his analysis in this safety blog. Mantra of "Pull early, pull often!" It bothers some people. "Early" might be misconstrued as "immediately" without regard to other alternatives...