Have you ever wondered why Cirrus pilots are encouraged to use the Caps parachute rather than glide down to a field?

On Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, there were two engine failures, one in a Cirrus SRS-R-22T near Shelbyville, Indiana,

and another in a Cessna 172 in Florida, and both aircraft landed in a field. In a moment, I'll tell you about the different

outcomes. Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk. My name is Max Truscott. I've been flying for

50 years. I'm the author of several books and the 2008 National Flight Instructor of the Year.

I've also been a Circe-C-Sysip instructor for 18 years and have about 5,000 hours of experience teaching

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Let's talk first about the SR22T crash in Shelbyville, and later we'll talk about why

Cirrus pilots should use their parachute after an engine failure instead of gliding the plane down to a field.

But first, my condolences to the friends and family of the two pilots who died in this crash.

It really was a tragic accident, though it appears it could have been avoided.

Like all accidents, we talk about them to learn from them to become safer pilots

and to avoid having a similar

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