On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:50:00 GMT, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

:On Tue, 18 May 2004 10:35:45 GMT, "Occom" wrote:
:
:How many of the installations are professionally designed/tested? If people
:are just bolting these devices on with no idea what will really happen
:should the worst happen and they are forced to deploy, are they really
:offering any safety advantage?
:
:I think BRS has developed mounting instructions for many popular
:ultralights, due to exactly this reason. I'm sure the company is happy to
:help develop installations for new types.

I'm doing some work on a new, one-off ultralight with a friend, we're
putting a BRS on it. They are absolutely happy to help. It's
actually not all that complex. Attach the bridal to something that's
1) the strongest part of the airplane and 2) will dangle the airplane
in a reasonable attitude. Make sure that the pilot's seat and
seatbelt are attached to the airframe via a method 10 times as strong
as you think they need to be. Etc.

Of course, there's no reason you can't have both a BRS AND a personal
'chute. We intend to, especially for early flights.