Piper builds aircraft for different jobs, from flight training to personal and business travel. Choosing one starts with the mission: how many people you carry, how far you travel and which airports you use. The right model for learning basic skills may be a poor match for a long trip with a full cabin.
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The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, or CAPS, is a whole-aircraft recovery system. It is intended to lower the aircraft and its occupants under a parachute in certain life-threatening emergencies. Its value is best understood as part of the aircraft’s overall design and the pilot’s training, rather than as a promise that every emergency will end safely.
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