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Dunno whether or not to correct spelling. Pretty damn cool word, to be honest. like a picture taken whilst falling.
This is a pretty old picture
Parachute
I believe this is a pretty old system; I remember reading about this in Air & Space magazine back in the 90s.
JFK Jr. could have used this.
@flood123: Ouch.
Airplane + flying = win
Airplane + parachute = fail
@Avias:
Airplane + mechanical problem + no suitable landing spot in glide range + parachute = win, and pretty much any pilot will agree. A soft vertical drop will always be preferable over a crash landing on rough terrain.