Amazing Coast Guard video!
 

Talk about prepared for the worst!

http://www.soundingsonline.com/dispa...deo-safety-net

Great Video!

Thanks for sharing.

Guy was flying a Cirrus SR22 from California to Hawaii and had fuel trouble.

Plane Range: 1,049 nmi (1,207 mi; 1,943 km) with reserves at 65% power

Distance from CA to HI: 2500 miles.

Can you see how things went wrong?

If I had to guess I would say it was a ferry flight and he had fuel bladders in the airplane. I would say he most likely had trouble when transferring tanks or something along those lines.

that plane has a usefull load of about a thousand forty pounds or so. With the weight of the pilot and the tanks them selves I'm guessing you'd better have some good altitude cuz your gonna be a glider the last few miles :D

Seen that on the news the other day, I'll stick with a 747 when going across.

Dave base is 2260 lbs, useful load is 1340 lbs, giving you a gross weight of 3600 lbs. Usually on a ferry flight you can take off with the airplane about 25% over FAA certified gross weight for that aircraft. So, with those numbers and a 200 lb pilot, you could carry about 2040 lbs or 340 gallons of fuel.

The plane will go 1000 miles on 80 gallons, so it would have no problem ferrying 2,500 with over 300 gallons on board...

He had aux tanks in place of the rear seats for the ferry flight. His transfer switch failed and he couldn't use the extra fuel. He knew well ahead of time he was going down, hence why the CG was on scene as he went down. Flown in the SR22 a couple times, cool plane.

Really cool plane when tricked out. Top of the line and fast.

That has to be a bad feeling!

Did he have to pay for the cruise?

Great Video!

Thanks for posting.

just his bar bill,,which might have been pretty high after his day on the water.not unlike bar bills around.:D

Cant you just see that seafood buffet that was waiting for him.

small life raft, were would the others
fit

One person life raft for a one person flight. If taking more people, you would bring a bigger raft. Why carry more weight for a bigger raft when theres only one person on board?

+1 you know he had a mission specific survival kit as well as fuel provisions. I hate to see such a sweet machine go down like that.

Two observations...When the chute deployed it got hung up in the rear. Normally the plane goes horizontal immediately when suspended under the chute, that had to be kinda harry from the helm pointed nearly straight down. Also was surprised how quickly the chute dragged the 22 underwater. Wind and sea conditions were up but man, it drug her over almost immediately. If there were 4 on board it would have taken a quick evac to get everyone out.

If you ever get a chance to fly a Cirrus 22 DO IT.

Is that just something pilots do? Taking a one person raft and if they have more people they take a bigger raft or take nothing when not going over the ocean, maybe just a life vest for rivers and ponds, a swimming noodle for ....
Just kidding.
I think what we see is a multi person raft but that's about as big as it gets for a small plane.

They are very compact and light, come with a charge built in for inflation. They are not coast guard approved but FAA approved and way better than any crap you can buy for the boat. I always keep a 6 man on our boats even though it isn't CG approved. Here is a link, check out the dimensions and weights: http://aaaliferafts.com/6_man_aviati..._approved.html

And yes, if you are not flying a water route then you leave the raft at home most of the time.

Glad the pilot is ok
The frame mounted parachute system was awesome.

Craigslist Ad:
Cirrus SR22 for sale. Just washed.

so I'm guessing that would be a "no smoking" flight? :D

Perfect example of the benefit of having the parachute. You would think that would become mandatory.

That plane is an artificial reef 256 miles offshore......in really deep water!:rolleyes:

Local pick up only. ;)

John Denver status.

Wow!!

You could make a fortune selling bigger versions of the chute system to Malaysian Airlines (with optional GPS upgrade, of course)
Pilot should be able to detach the chute after touch down. Seems like a similar flip could happen if you were on land in windy conditions. Still better outcome with versus without.

Awesome Cirrus Jet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAZcaBwdv2I

The safety record isn't great with the Cirrus planes despite the parachute. Yankee player flew one into a building in NYC, one guy pulled the chute at full speed essentially disintegrating the plane. I know a guy with one and he loves his but his fear is that it puts people behind the yoke that shouldn't be in the first place.