This Guide is an introduction to the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). It will discuss the history, how it works, general deployment information, success stories, barriers contributing to pilot indecision and tips on how to fly with CAPS. This information provides a foundation of knowledge for a pilot to build upon during formalized CAPS training with a Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP) or Cirrus Training Center (CTC).
Activating CAPS is deceptively simple – reach up above the pilot’s shoulder and pull the red handle to initiate the CAPS deployment sequence. Anyone in the airplane can do it. Yet there have been several fatal accidents that could have been survivable had the pilot activated CAPS. It works, but Cirrus pilots need to train so they are capable and prepared to use it when they need it. Every Cirrus pilot should obtain CAPS training by completing the CAPS Training Syllabus. The following information is meant to guide a pilot’s decision making regarding when and how to use CAPS in an emergency.
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