Yea, I do dig what you’re saying .
I’m just concerned about human complacency and reliance on an emergency system that may or may not work . Please check out the statistics for deployment of ballistic parachute systems for ultra lite A/C . Dreadful is the term !
But it’s a good start in the right direction, as long it’s not seen as a homing beacon for totally incompetent pilots . Just saying .
It's a dangerous notion to just rely on GPS / RNAV without scanning NOTAMS and having no fall back to other Nav Aids, especially if an emergency just happens in airspace that does not have the facilities nearby.
It's the same old story: Over-reliance on automation without appropriate skill levels for basic flying and lack of discernment when to disable automation and take over controls manually.
I hope she didn't do that at cruising altitude.
But seriously: I can't understand that she was able to do that without being challenged by other pax or cabin crew !
I can't recall hearing that this flight was under a filed IFR plan and if this is not the case the pilot is responsible to maintain situational awareness. This was a clean cut CFIT. (controlled flight into terrain)due to marginal, below minima weather conditions. He was operating under SVFR, not IFR rules. Case dismissed.
