The FAA will allow Cirrus Aircraft to forego inflight testing of the SF50 Vision Jet’s whole-airframe ballistic parachute, saying such tests would incur “an unnecessary expense” while posing “inherent danger” to the test pilot.
FAA Says Cirrus Won’t Have to Test Jet Parachute in Flight
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA has exempted Cirrus Aircraft from inflight testing of the SF50 Vision Jet’s ballistic parachute, citing “unnecessary expense” and “inherent danger” to the test pilot.
- This decision stems from the SF50's parachute being a "supplemental" system, meaning it does not receive certification credit for meeting Part 23 standards, unlike those in SR20/SR22 aircraft.
- Instead of inflight deployment, the system can be substantiated through analysis and lower-level testing, though Cirrus retains the flexibility to conduct inflight tests if desired.
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