The Atlantic: How a Small Plane Crash Looks When Passengers Are About to Survive.
Parachute systems have been available for a while, but they do exact a weight penalty, and as such, aren’t installed as often as they should be. [When I was learning to fly, my instructor (a very pretty young lady who wore incredible heels) would sometimes have to leave her purse behind, if the line crew filled the tanks to ‘full’. Weight and balance is so important.]
Some pilots refuse to fly a single-engine plane at night without a parachute. Ever thought about it? One engine, and you can’t see the ground. Any sort of failure in the powertrain, and you’re basically toast. Another reason why twin engine planes are popular - if you didn’t know.
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