Do parachutes work in DayZ?

[Mad Z 51]

I decided to fix up my first chopper using the minimum materials (1 rotor, 1 scrap, and 2 jerry cans). Anyway, it got off the ground fine, but apparently 2 jerry cans aren't quite enough to make it to the first place to refuel. As soon as I got over land, it ran out of fuel and the engine shut off. Anyway, I ejected from about 200-300m up and figured I was fine once the parachute opened. I have parachuted out of choppers in both the armory and other Arma 2 mods before from this height before and have always landed without problems. However, when I landed on a completely flat surface in DayZ at normal speed, my character died immediately upon hitting the ground, with broken legs showing but still with 12k blood. Is this normal, or did I just get unlucky? Fortunately, I spawned 3 Valleys and was able to get my gear, but it was a pretty shitty way to die on day 9.

[Nirvana620 33]

Kinda deserved it. 40 liters of gasoline........... For a chopper...... Really?

[Daring 12]

I've bailed out of a few coppers before, and I rarely live. Even when the parachute opens fine like yours did. Not sure why that happens.

[Buffjesus 357]

yes parachutes work.. sometimes

if the chopper is at any sort of angle, when you jump out ull clip the side of it and die.. then parachute down while dead.

[Mad Z 51]

Kinda deserved it. 40 liters of gasoline........... For a chopper...... Really?

I have seen people do it on stream before, although I realized it was risky. Honestly, I just wanted to a fly a chopper since I found the one on my home server 2 days ago fully fueled and only missing a main rotor at Podeba Dam. I was teleported to Elektro upon a login, found a rotor, ran all the way back to the helicopter. When I say all the way, I mean 600m from the chopper, when the server restarted and it disappeared.

[[email protected] 3]

Ejected from Chopper manytimes. Usually it works. Yesterday i ejected at the same time as an friend. The moment we left the chopper both of us died!??

Dont know what this was!