SR-Series Workbook ___________________________________________________
Cirrus Aircraft, Duluth, MN
10. Safety Information
This section will cover Section 10 (Safety Information) from your Pilots
Operating Handbook. Answers to all questions will be found in the
appropriate section of the POH, unless otherwise noted.
Regarding the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS):
1. What is the significance of the V
PD
(max parachute deployment
speed) and what is the numerical value?
2. What factors do you need to take into account if the parachute is
to be deployed?
3. List scenarios when activation of the CAPS might be appropriate?
Tip: There is no minimum deployment altitude. This is because the
actual altitude loss during a particular deployment depends upon the
airplane’s speed, altitude and attitude at deployment as well as other
environmental factors. As a guideline, the demonstrated altitude loss
from entry into a one-turn spin until under a stabilized parachute is 920 ft.
Altitude loss from level flight deployments has been demonstrated at less
than 400 ft. The recommended cut-off decision altitude is 2,000’ AGL.
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