Pat Flannery wrote:
Unlike Orion, Dragon's parachutes actually work:
http://www.onorbit.com/node/2431

Pat

Says they are starting with water 'splashdowns' for the crewed version with
the intension of moving to land 'dustdowns' with addition of deployable
landing gear and thrusters at some point in the future.

That should help reduce costs. What are their landing options in case of
bad weather at the primary landing site?

Dave