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In 2003, mechanical and maintenance were the major cause
of 15% of all GA accidents, and 7.5% of fatal accidents
Typically,
one mistake or failure—a precipitating event—leads
to another in a cascading series of malfunctions and mistakes,
culminatiing in an accident. This is called the accident
chain.
By any calculation, the average pilot could
fly many, many lifetimes without having an accident of
any sort, let alone
a much more rare fatal mishap.
In 2003, electrical/ignition
failures accounted for 3% of all accidents, and 0% of fatal
accidents.
2004 Nall Report
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CIRRUS Monthly Proficiency Program
3 part series on IFR operations
August – Part 1: Electrical Systems
Kiss the Panic Button Goodbye.
CIRRUS
redundant systems free you to use the most valuable instrument
onboard: your brain.
Say that you’ve just taken off in your
CIRRUS airplane and have switched on the pitot heat. Suddenly,
your #1 alternator fails.
What
do you do?
Think about your answer and write it down.
Because by the time you finish this month’s CIRRUS Monthly Pilot
Proficiency Program Ground and Flight Segments, we bet your answer
will change.
And we’re certain that it won’t include the word “panic.”
That’s
because CIRRUS has engineered one of the most robust and redundant
electrical systems available in general aviation
airplanes. Both the SR20 and SR22 incorporate dual alternators
and batteries. In the event of an emergency, either system can
supply enough power to instruments and equipment critical to
IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) operations. If
you’re
flying in IMC (Instrument Meteorological
Conditions) conditions
and experience a problem, CIRRUS system redundancy gives you
the time to step back, think and make a
good decision without jeopardizing flight safety.
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