The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) is a whole-plane ballistic parachute recovery system designed specifically for Cirrus Aircraft's line of general aviation light aircraft including the SR20, SR22 and SF50.

Mar 14, 2023 · On March 6, the FAA issued an airworthiness directive (AD) final ruling, AD 2023-04-20, regarding the autopilot system on the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet.

The combination of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) and Safe Return™ emergency autoland provides the ultimate level of safety and assurance - exclusively available in the Vision Jet.

Nov 28, 2022 · In what is thought to be the second time for the deployment of a CAPS parachute system on a Cirrus Vision Jet SF50, a pilot survived a crash landing on Nov. 25. Video captured by witnesses shows the plane parachuting to the ground.

As of November 2022, there had been two separate SF50 Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) deployments, resulting in ground impacts and four survivors: one person with no injuries, two with minor injuries and a fourth person with serious though "non-life-threatening" injuries.

Mar 6, 2023 · The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Cirrus Design Corporation (Cirrus) Model SF50 airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of an accident and an incident due to uncommanded activation of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) autopilot mode while in flight.

The Vision SF50 Personal Jet is a breakthrough in personal aviation. It goes faster: 300 KTAS cruising speed. It goes farther: up to 1,200 nm. It carries more payload: up to five adults and two children. But the remarkable achievement is that you can have this level of jet performance in a true personal aircraft that

Sep 12, 2022 · Cirrus Aircraft confirmed the first deployment of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) on a fielded Vision Jet aircraft on Friday. After encountering severe turbulence, a single-engine Cirrus SF50’s aircraft parachute deployed before the plane landed in Lake Tohopekaliga in Orlando, Florida.

Mar 28, 2016 · The FAA plans to evaluate the Cirrus Vision SF50 jet’s ballistic parachute recovery system without requiring costly and potentially dangerous in-flight testing.

Sep 24, 2017 · The SF50 uses control cables, pulleys, bell cranks, push rods and outboard sidesticks (with four-way hat trim switches) that have similar ergonomics as the side-mounted half yokes used in the SR models.