On Oct 11, 8:44 am, Larry Dighera wrote:
As a marketing ploy this may sell more aircraft, but is it
wise/responsible to offer pilots the option of becoming passengers of
their flights? Is it wise to add pyrotechnic explosives to the forced
landing site? In any event, it's seems a bold move.


I think this was driven by Cirrus aircraft including the BRS system in
all their planes. It was a smart marketing decision due to the
majority of the non-flying population seeing GA aircraft being
dangerous. Cory Lidle's & JFK Jr's high profile accidents didn't help
this. IMHO, anything that improves safety is beneficial although
there's always some sort of tradeoff.

A while back when there seemed to be a spate of Cirrus accidents, I
started to think maybe those pilots got too complacent and figured the
chute would save them in a worst-case scenario. Then again maybe it
was a question of unfamiliarity with the airplane? Regardless, I
haven't heard of an Cirrus accidents in quite a while now (a good
thing) and think the training may have finally caught up?