"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Ron Lee wrote:

Wallace Berry wrote:


Friday, an iced up Cirrus came down under BRS. Just a bit northwest of
where I live here in Alabama. According to the newspaper, it took off out
of Birmingham and iced up climbing through clouds, stalled, and the pilot
popped the BRS. Came down in a tree. Pilot and passengers uninjured.


And the reports seem to glorify the BRS yet nothing is mentioned of
why the pilot entered icing conditions and if that should have been
anticipated.

Yes, it'll be fun to see the stats after a few more years of experience.
I'm still betting that the BRS system encourages more risk taking and I'll
bet that this will, in the end, overcome any safety advantage from the
chute and cause the overall safety record of the Cirrus to be as bad, or
even worse, than similar non-chute aircraft.

And for this you carry around extra weight, pay more money and have an
explosive device always onboard!

Matt


I would say an aircraft of similar build without a chute is the
Columbia/Lancair factory built planes. Comparing their safety records in 5
years should give a better indication if the chute makes a difference.

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DW