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Re:Midair Collision over Denver by cameldrv on Thursday May 13, 2021 @12:01PM (#27143656)
There’s a huge difference in the danger to those on the ground between an 15000 lb fighter jet going hundreds of mph and a small 3000 lb airplane descending at about 15 mph (plus the wind speed).

It’s possible that the Cirrus could hurt or kill someone but I don’t think it’s happened in the about 100 parachute activations so far.

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Re:Midair Collision over Denver by MaxBarraclough on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:03PM (#27144513)
> There’s a huge difference

Of course there is, that's the reason I emphasised it.

> I don’t think it’s happened in the about 100 parachute activations so far

That's good, although there could be a selection effect there: pilots might be more hesitant to deploy it if they think the falling aircraft could do harm.

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