• Hildegarde@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It works for the Cirrus because that plane is tiny. A parachute big enough to safely land a commercial jet is not feasible.

    If a commercial plane has a failure, say an engine failure as in the news story, the pilots with fly the plane with the other engine to a safe landing.

    If the Cirrus has an engine failure it becomes a glider. If there’s no airports nearby you’ll have to ditch in a field somewhere. There is a lot less redundancy in general aviation.

    If you’re a new pilot buying your first plane, having a parachute on the plane is a nice feature.