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Video: Small plane ditches in the Pacific 253 miles from Maui. Pilot rescued.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 7:52 pm
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Turns out the pilot had fuel, however the fuel tank selector valve malfunctioned. Pilot was flying the aircraft on a ferry flight from the US to Australia and planned on making a fuel stop in Hawaii. About half way between California and Hawaii, the pilot noticed the valve was jammed and made a distress call, saying that he would not make it to Hawaii. The Coast Guard had a 3 hour advanced notice and was on scene as the aircraft lost power.
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The pilot of a single engine Cirrus SR-22 aircraft that ran out of fuel is safe after ditching his aircraft 253 miles northeast of Maui, Hawaii Sunday. At approximately 4:44 p.m. the pilot was able to deploy the aircraft’s airframe parachute system and safely exit the aircraft into a life raft. U.S. Coast Guard video
Turns out the pilot had fuel, however the fuel tank selector valve malfunctioned. Pilot was flying the aircraft on a ferry flight from the US to Australia and planned on making a fuel stop in Hawaii. About half way between California and Hawaii, the pilot noticed the valve was jammed and made a distress call, saying that he would not make it to Hawaii. The Coast Guard had a 3 hour advanced notice and was on scene as the aircraft lost power.
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 7:55 pm to Hillborn 22
Technology is awesome
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:01 pm to SG_Geaux
I think every small aircraft manufacturer should follow in Cirrus's footsteps in incorporate a ballistic recovery parachute.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:25 pm to Hillborn 22
This is not meant to be sarcastic: if the aircrafts has a range of 900NM (according to cirrus website), how the hell could it make the 2000NM hop from CA to HI, even with the best of tailwinds?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:29 pm to man in the stadium
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This is not meant to be sarcastic: if the aircrafts has a range of 900NM (according to cirrus website), how the hell could it make the 2000NM hop from CA to HI, even with the best of tailwinds?
This was a ferry flight. The 900NM range of the Cirrus is with just the stock fuel tanks in the wings. On ferry flights, the company ferrying the aircraft will strip the interior and remove all the seats minus the pilot's and fill the interior/cabin with auxiliary fuel bladders giving it extended range.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:34 pm to man in the stadium
Was that cat smokin a cig in the liferaft? Lol
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:06 pm to Hillborn 22
Dude was just chillin in his raft. 
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:25 pm to Hillborn 22
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I think every small aircraft manufacturer should follow in Cirrus's footsteps in incorporate a ballistic recovery parachute.
Yes, that would be a lifesaver in many cases.
Not In This One Though
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:44 pm to stringer_bell
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we have no such luxury on our Piper Cub or Cessna.
You didn't say which Cessna airframe, but BRS has a STC for the C172/182 airframes. The one for the 172 uses most of the components found in the Cirrus.
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:49 pm to Traveler
You mean BRS Aviation? That's pretty cool, I didn't know that they could retrofit those into the newer airframes. Seems like you would need to be very careful about fitting it to a part of the airframe that would be able to handle the loads. Might have to look into that if I ever reach OT Baller status and get a newer Cessna.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:52 pm to stringer_bell
Yeah, I edited. Here's a link to their webpage. I know one of their engineers and did some work together with him on a different project.
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:56 pm to Traveler
That's badass. Hopefully these systems will be standard-issue on general aviation aircraft in the near future. Maybe insurers will start to require them as a condition of insuring certain smaller aircraft.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 9:58 pm to Hillborn 22
That was pretty amazing. I got a little nervous when the plane flipped over 
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:01 pm to Hillborn 22
All of a sudden that big cruise ship shows up 
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:02 pm to stringer_bell
I would like to see it installed as well. Sometimes it's like moving a mountain with a spoon to get things like this done though. This latest event will likely get the talks started again, who knows...
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:13 pm to Traveler
USA Today had a polarizing article about general aviation safety recently LINK. Raises some valid concerns about small aircraft and helicopter safety as well as investigation procedures. Especially in the context of commercial aviation, which is heavily regulated and extremely safe, at least here in the U.S.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:25 pm to stringer_bell
Good article. I normally won't comment on such topics here, but there are some strong points made.
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