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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton
Its not there for pilot errors, its there predominantly for mechanical failure... or loss of thrust by other means....
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Yep, this.
Also, they are really only useful at altitudes above 500 ft. under "normal" circumstances, or above 1000 ft. in a spin (which the A/C in question appeared to be in).
There wasn't even an attempt to pull it here, as you can see the ballistic cartridge fire on impact in the video.