Ballistic Parachute Deployment

Deployment of a ballistic parachute after a near-miss.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• airplane
• ballistic
• parachutre
• deployment

[cows416]

I have to pull my... parrot chute.

[paulvolio]

Thats why I have a chute on my ultralight!

Hope I never need it.

[theshield84]

explanation needed: if the aircraft didn't touch, why did he have to open the parachute? couldn't he keep flying?

[Morrison0420]

did he died?



[mangoknights]

He was flying in a pattern, you can tell this early in the video because he is following behind another aircraft at the same level. The crossing Cessna violated the pattern, it's entirely his fault; and he is also is flying an entirely different heading and wasn't at his appropriate +/- vertical separation requirement.

[StudioTibet]

beside 'parrot chute'.. what a nice video!

[atakany]

it's weird that the pilot doesn't swear

[willisbr]

@ae4xo Yes I see that. I even put exactly that in my first comment. The poster has since updated his description. Thanks.

[ae4xo]

@willisbr he got hit by a tow cable the other plane was flying with a banner. then he pulled the parachute and it saved his life

[fernanties]

@cows416 I ah pulla mya parrot chute!

[winterka100]

I don't have a ballistic chute. I have 15 ft. of garden hose attached to my plane. If I get into trouble, I deploy the hose. As everybody knows, as soon as you start to drag a garden hose it will instantly snag on something. Foolproof!