Posted for Kevin Kossi <kevin@airforcemechanical.com>:

 Hamid,
 
 
 
 I bet the Extra 200 Pilot was glad he had a Chute, and used it at  what looks
an altitude below 1,200 AGL.
 
 The NTSB report of the NJ crash being highly fragmented is  meaningless
unless you take in to account the radar tapes and the way  the plane impacted
the ground through crash scene photos and a study  of the ground scar.
 
 The pilot just as well may have had the plane under control enough to  bail,
and fought to land it all the way to the ground. Had he had a  parachute, he
may have survived.
 
 
 
 I don't understand why some people are against others using something  that
is proven to save lives. I guess it's a matter of guilt and  misery loves
company. Just because one does not have the foresight or  want to make the
effort to take into consideration something that is  proven to save lives,
(although I realize not under all  circumstances) does not mean they have to
try to convince others it  is fruitless to have the foresight and to make the
effort
 
 
 
 Regards
 
 
 
 Kevin Kossi
 
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